carpi
[ kahr-pahy ]
/ ˈkɑr paɪ /
noun
plural of carpus.
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Definition for carpi (2 of 2)
carpus
[ kahr-puh s ]
/ ˈkɑr pəs /
noun, plural car·pi [kahr-pahy] /ˈkɑr paɪ/. Anatomy.
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
the wrist bones collectively; the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius.
Origin of carpus
1670–80; < New Latin < Greek
karpós wrist
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British Dictionary definitions for carpi (2 of 2)
carpus
/ (ˈkɑːpəs) /
noun plural -pi (-paɪ)
the technical name for wrist
the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
the corresponding joint in other tetrapod vertebrates
Word Origin for carpus
C17: New Latin, from Greek
karpos
Medical definitions for carpi
carpus
[ kär′pəs ]
n. pl. car•pi (-pī′)
The group of eight carpal bones and associated soft parts forming the joint between the forearm and the hand, articulating with the radius and indirectly with the ulna, and with the five metacarpal bones.
wrist
The carpal bones considered as a group.
Scientific definitions for carpi
carpus
[ kär′pəs ]
Plural carpi (kär′pī′)
The group of eight bones lying between the forearm and the metacarpals and forming the wrist in humans.
The group of bones making up the joint corresponding to the wrist in some vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.