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Metacarpal

Meaning: One of five long bones of the palm between the carpus and the fingers.

In practice: A boxer's fracture affects the neck of the fifth one after punching a hard surface.

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Which word means: Complete loss of contact between the articular surfaces of a joint; a dislocation.

Which word means: Slender lateral bone of the lower leg that forms the outer ankle prominence.

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