carpal

car·pal

C0123000 (kär′pəl)adj. Of, relating to, or near the carpus.n. A bone of the carpus.

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[New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

carpal

(ˈkɑːpəl) n (Anatomy) a. any bone of the wristb. (as modifier): carpal bones. [C18: from New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos wrist]

car•pal

(ˈkɑr pəl)

adj. 1. pertaining to the carpus: the carpal joint. n. 2. any of the bones of the carpus; a wrist bone. [1735–45; < New Latin]

car·pal

(kär′pəl) Any of the eight bones of the wrist lying between the forearm bones and the metacarpals. See more at skeleton.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carpal - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primatescarpal bone, wrist bonebone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesnavicular, os scaphoideum, scaphoid bone - the largest wrist bone on the thumb sidelunate bone, os lunatum, semilunar bone - one of the eight small wrist bonescuneiform bone, os triquetrum, pyramidal bone, triquetral, triquetral bone - a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bonesos pisiforme, pisiform, pisiform bone - a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetralos trapezium, trapezium bone, trapezium - the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpalsos trapezoideum, trapezoid bone, trapezoid - the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bonescapitate, capitate bone, os capitatum - the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpushamate, hamate bone, os hamatum, unciform bone - the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingersarticulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Adj.	1.	carpal - of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"

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