Dorsocarpal

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the back of the carpal. not-comparable

    "The dorsocarpal ligament is incised in a T-shape vertically over the scaphoid in the direction of the trapezoid and horizontally over the distal radius."

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"The dorsocarpal ligament is incised in a T-shape vertically over the scaphoid in the direction of the trapezoid and horizontally over the distal radius."

Etymology

From dorso- + carpal.

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