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Meaning of CARPAL

Pronunciation:  'kârpul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any of the eight small bones of the wrist
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
 
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 Synonyms: carpal bone, wrist bone
 
 See Also: articulatio radiocarpea, bone, capitate, capitate bone, carpus, cuneiform bone, hamate, hamate bone, lunate bone, navicular, os, os capitatum, os hamatum, os lunatum, os pisiforme, os scaphoideum, os trapezium, os trapezoideum, os triquetrum, pisiform, pisiform bone, pyramidal bone, radiocarpal joint, scaphoid bone, semilunar bone, trapezium, trapezium bone, trapezoid, trapezoid bone, triquetral, triquetral bone, unciform bone, wrist, wrist joint

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Car"pal\, a. [From {Carpus}.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the
bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
{Carpal angle} (Zo["o]l.), the angle at the last joint of the
   folded wing of a bird.
 
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