ADDUCTOR METACARPI MINIMI DIGITI
\ɐdˈʌktə mˌɛtəkˈɑːpi mˈɪnɪmˌi dɪd͡ʒˈiːti], \ɐdˈʌktə mˌɛtəkˈɑːpi mˈɪnɪmˌi dɪdʒˈiːti], \ɐ_d_ˈʌ_k_t_ə m_ˌɛ_t_ə_k_ˈɑː_p_i m_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_m_ˌi d_ɪ_dʒ_ˈiː_t_i]\
Definitions of ADDUCTOR METACARPI MINIMI DIGITI
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is situate between the adductor and flexor, next to the metacarpal bone. It arises, fleshy, from the unciform process of the os unciforme, and from the contiguous part of the annular ligament of the wrist, and is inserted, tendinous and fleshy, into the fore-part of the metacarpal bone of the little finger, from its base to its head.
By Robley Dunglison
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