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METACARPAL VEIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does metacarpal vein mean?
• METACARPAL VEIN (noun)
The noun METACARPAL VEIN has 1 sense:
1. dorsal and palmar veins of the hand
Familiarity information: METACARPAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dorsal and palmar veins of the hand
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
metacarpal vein; vena metacarpus
Hypernyms ("metacarpal vein" is a kind of...):
vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)
Holonyms ("metacarpal vein" is a part of...):
hand; manus; mitt; paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb)
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