carpal

noun, adj — 3 senses

carpal

noun

US /ˈkɑɹ.pəl/ · /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/

Etymology From the Latin carpālis.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

Synonyms: carpal angle, carpal bone, carpal canal, carpal tunnel syndrome

carpal

adj

Etymology From the Latin carpālis.

1

Of or pertaining to the carpus.

2

Of or pertaining to the obvious bend in a bird's wing.

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.2020, Marianne Taylor, How Birds Work:

Derived terms: carpal tunnel, cubitocarpal, dorsocarpal, extracarpal, intercarpal, intracarpal, mediocarpal, mesocarpal, midcarpal, radiocarpal, supercarpal, transcarpal, ulnocarpal

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