carpus

carpus Definition

car·pus (kär′pəs)

noun pl. carpi -·pi′ (-pī′)

Anat. the wrist, or the wrist bones

Etymology: ModL < Gr karpos, wrist < IE base *kwerp-, to turn > OE hweorfan

carpus Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: One dog was observed to have an infected carpus and elbow and appeared to have a very painful fracture.

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