{"id":66366,"date":"2020-12-14T06:49:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T06:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=66366"},"modified":"2023-08-13T05:58:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T05:58:07","slug":"metacarpal-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/metacarpal-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"Metacarpal bones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bones between the wrist and fingers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The five long bones which occupy the hand between the carpal bones at the wrist and the phalanges of the fingers. 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