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Carpal

//ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the carpus. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the obvious bend in a bird's wing. not-comparable

    "The human wrist contains eight carpal bones and the hand has five metacarpals , but in birds just a couple of tiny carpal bones remain besides the carpometacarpus; these are the radiale and the ulnare, involved in the folding of the wrist joint."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the wrist wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
  2. 2
    any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Latin carpālis.

Etymology 2

From the Latin carpālis.

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