carpal
[ kahr-puh l ]
/ ˈkɑr pəl /
adjective
pertaining to the carpus: the carpal joint.
noun
a carpale.
OTHER WORDS FROM carpal
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British Dictionary definitions for carpal
carpal
/ (ˈkɑːpəl) /
noun
- any bone of the wrist
- (as modifier)carpal bones
Word Origin for carpal
C18: from New Latin
carpālis, from Greek
karpos wrist
Medical definitions for carpal
carpal
[ kär′pəl ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or near the carpus.
n.
Any of the bones of the carpus, including the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate bones.
Scientific definitions for carpal
carpal
[ kär′pəl ]
Adjective
Relating to or involving the wrist.
Noun
Any of the bones of the human wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist in some other vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.