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metacarpal region (pair)

Identification
Official Latin term regio metacarpalis (par)
Specific (formal) par regionum metacarpalium
Generic term regio metacarpalis
Official term metacarpal region (pair)
Formal official term pair of metacarpal regions
Generic term metacarpal region
Unit identifier TAH:U208
Entity identifiers TAH:E208; E32819; E32820; E32821
Unit type pair
Materiality immaterial
Navigation
Link to the unit metacarpal region (pair)
Entity-oriented links Universal page Definition page
External links TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links Level 2: regions of human body Short Extended
Level 3: regions of upper limb (pair)
Taxonomic links Level 1: immaterial entity Short Extended
Taxonomic links Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
Level 3: surface of subdivision of limb
Level 4: surface of subdivision of free part of upper limb
Language combinations
Taxonomic definition
Encyclopedic definition the region of the surface of the hand overlying the metacarpals.
Encyclopedic definition part of the hand between the wrist and digits.
Taxonomic definition A metacarpal region is a surface of subdivision of hand [superficies divisionis manus ] which is the middle part of the hand.
Partonomy
TAH:E10200
human body top
TAH:U9611
human body SOS
TAH:U9460
regions of human body ZES
TAH:U184
regions of upper limb (pair) QIZ
TAH:U200
region of hand (pair) PIQ
TAH:U208 metacarpal region (pair) PIP
Taxonomy
Date: 14.06.2026