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Fourth metacarpal bone

Index Fourth metacarpal bone

The fourth metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the ring finger) is shorter and smaller than the third. [1]

14 relations: Bone fracture, Boxer's fracture, Capitate bone, Fifth metacarpal bone, First metacarpal bone, Hamate bone, Heredity, Kallmann syndrome, Metacarpal bones, Puberty, Second metacarpal bone, Symptom, Third metacarpal bone, Turner syndrome.

Bone fracture

A bone fracture (sometimes abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone.

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Boxer's fracture

A boxer's fracture is the break of the 5th metacarpal bones of the hand near the knuckle.

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Capitate bone

The capitate bone is found in the center of the carpal bone region, colloquially known as the wrist, which is at the distal end of the radius and ulna bones.

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Fifth metacarpal bone

The fifth metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the little finger or pinky finger) is the most medial and second-shortest of the metacarpal bones.

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First metacarpal bone

The first metacarpal bone or the metacarpal bone of the thumb is the first bone proximal to the thumb.

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Hamate bone

The hamate bone or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, "hook") is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.

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Heredity

Heredity is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring, either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.

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Kallmann syndrome

Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a genetic disorder that prevents a person from starting or fully completing puberty.

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Metacarpal bones

In human anatomy, the metacarpal bones or metacarpus, form the intermediate part of the skeletal hand located between the phalanges of the fingers and the carpal bones of the wrist which forms the connection to the forearm.

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Puberty

Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.

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Second metacarpal bone

The second metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the index finger) is the longest, and its base the largest, of all the metacarpal bones.

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Symptom

A symptom (from Greek σύμπτωμα, "accident, misfortune, that which befalls", from συμπίπτω, "I befall", from συν- "together, with" and πίπτω, "I fall") is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, reflecting the presence of an unusual state, or of a disease.

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Third metacarpal bone

The third metacarpal bone (metacarpal bone of the middle finger) is a little smaller than the second.

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Turner syndrome

Turner syndrome (TS), also known as 45,X or 45,X0, is a condition in which a female is partly or completely missing an X chromosome.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_metacarpal_bone

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