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distal carpal bone

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A distal carpal endochondral element that is composed primarily of a bone tissue. [ ]

Term info

Label

distal carpal bone

Synonyms
  • distal carpal
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external definition

Series of elements that articulate with the metacarpals.[AAO]

id

UBERON:0001481

taxon notes

Primitively, each of the distal bones appears to have articulated with a single metacarpal