Definition of Metacarpal vein

1. Noun. Dorsal and palmar veins of the hand.

Exact synonyms: Vena Metacarpus
Generic synonyms: Vein, Vena, Venous Blood Vessel
Group relationships: Hand, Manus, Mitt, Paw

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metacarpal Vein

metabonomic
metabonomics
metaborate
metaborates
metaboric
metaboric acid
metaborite
metabotropic
metabotropic receptor
metabranchial
metacalciouranoite
metacarpal
metacarpal artery
metacarpal bone
metacarpal index
metacarpal vein (current term)
metacarpal veins
metacarpals
metacarpectomy
metacarpi
metacarpohypothenar reflex
metacarpophalangeal
metacarpophalangeal articulations
metacarpophalangeal joint
metacarpophalangeal joints
metacarpothenar reflex
metacarpus
metacenter
metacenters
metacentre

Literary usage of Metacarpal vein

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A treatise on the structure, functions, and diseases of the foot and leg of by William Charles Spooner (1840)
"It then passes up in front of the fetlock, and becomes the anterior metacarpal vein, which is joined by an important branch ..."

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