Carpus Definition

kärpəs
carpi
noun
carpi
The wrist, or the wrist bones.
Webster's New World
A joint in quadrupeds corresponding to the wrist.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • radiocarpal joint
  • articulatio radiocarpea
  • wrist joint
  • wrist

Other Word Forms of Carpus

Noun

Singular:
carpus
Plural:
carpi

Origin of Carpus

  • From New Latin, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpos, “wrist”).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin from Greek karpos wrist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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