| Pronunciation: | | 'kârpul
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| Matching Terms: | | carpal bone, carpal tunnel syndrome, carpale, carpathian
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- [n] any of the eight small bones of the wrist
- [adj] of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
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| | Synonyms: | | carpal bone, wrist bone |
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| | See Also: | | articulatio radiocarpea, bone, capitate, capitate bone, carpus, cuneiform bone, hamate, hamate bone, lunate bone, navicular, os, os capitatum, os hamatum, os lunatum, os pisiforme, os scaphoideum, os trapezium, os trapezoideum, os triquetrum, pisiform, pisiform bone, pyramidal bone, radiocarpal joint, scaphoid bone, semilunar bone, trapezium, trapezium bone, trapezoid, trapezoid bone, triquetral, triquetral bone, unciform bone, wrist, wrist joint |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Car"pal\, a. [From {Carpus}.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the
bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
{Carpal angle} (Zo["o]l.), the angle at the last joint of the
folded wing of a bird.
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