carpus

[ kahr-puhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Anatomy.

plural carpi

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.

carpus

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noun

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

carpus

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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpus¹

1670–80; < New Latin < Greek �첹��ó�� wrist

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpus¹

C17: New Latin, from Greek karpos

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The flexor carpi ulnaris, for instance, is a muscle in the forearm that bends the wrist — exactly as its name suggests.

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Tests revealed a rupture of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon, but the team is optimistic about Cruz’s potential to return after he showed up Friday feeling good.

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The researchers focused their work on a muscle called the extensor carpi radialis, which connects the upper arm to the hand.

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That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.

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Ulnā′re, an element of the primitive carpus situated on the ulnar side—represented in man by the cuneiform bone:—pl.

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carpsucker Carr

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