Carpal definition

kärpəl

Of, relating to, or near the carpus.

adjective

A bone of the carpus.

noun

Of the carpus.

adjective

A bone of the carpus.

noun

Relating to or near the carpus.

adjective

A bone of the carpus.

noun

Relating to or involving the wrist.

adjective

Any of the bones of the human wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist in some other vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.

noun

(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

noun

Of or pertaining to the carpus.

adjective

Other Word Forms

Singular:

carpal

Plural:

carpals

New Latin carpālis from Greek karpos wrist

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