distal carpal bone MA:0002558 FMA:33303 SCTID:306716003 Series of elements that articulate with the metacarpals.[AAO] AAO:0000847 Primitively, each of the distal bones appears to have articulated with a single metacarpal distal carpal EMAPA:36168 uberon UBERON:0001481 A distal carpal endochondral element that is composed primarily of a bone tissue. endochondral bone distal mesopodial endochondral element