掌骨 (zhǎng gǔ) — metacarpal bone (one of the five bones in the palm of the hand)

Definition

Examples

• 他摔了一跤，掌骨骨折了。
  Tā shuāi le yì jiāo, zhǎng gǔ gǔ zhé le.
  He fell and fractured his metacarpal bone.
• 手掌有五根掌骨，连接手指和手腕。
  Shǒu zhǎng yǒu wǔ gēn zhǎng gǔ, lián jiē shǒu zhǐ hé shǒu wàn.
  The palm has five metacarpal bones that connect the fingers to the wrist.
• 医生通过X光检查了他的掌骨。
  Yī shēng tōng guò X guāng jiǎn chá le tā de zhǎng gǔ.
  The doctor examined his metacarpal bones with an X-ray.