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Metacorpus vs Metacarpus - What's the difference?

metacorpus | metacarpus |

As nouns the difference between metacorpus and metacarpus

is that metacorpus is the swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode while metacarpus is (anatomy) the five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

metacorpus

English

Noun

  • The swollen posterior part of the corpus in the pharynx of a nematode

    • Related terms

    * procorpus

    metacarpus

    English

    (wikipedia metacarpus)

    Noun

    (metacarpi)
  • (anatomy) The five bones that form intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.

    • Derived terms

    * metacarpal * metacarpally

    See also

    * bone