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单词 carpus
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carpus

noun

car·​pus ˈkär-pəs How to pronounce carpus (audio)
plural carpi ˈkär-ˌpī How to pronounce carpus (audio)
-(ˌ)pē
1
: wrist sense 1
2
: the bones of the wrist

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek karpos — more at wharf

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

carpus

noun

car·​pus ˈkär-pəs How to pronounce carpus (audio)
plural carpi -ˌpī, -ˌpē How to pronounce carpus (audio)
1
: wrist
2
: the group of bones supporting the wrist comprising in humans a proximal row which contains the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform that articulate with the radius and a distal row which contains the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate that articulate with the metacarpals
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