carpus

[ kahr-puhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural car·pi [kahr, -pahy].

1. the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
2. the wrist bones collectively; the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius.

carpus

/ ˈkɑːpəs /

noun

1. the technical name for wrist
2. the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
3. the corresponding joint in other tetrapod vertebrates

carpus

/ kär′pəs /

, Plural carpi kär′pī′

1. The group of eight bones lying between the forearm and the metacarpals and forming the wrist in humans.
2. The group of bones making up the joint corresponding to the wrist in some vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpus¹

1670–80; < New Latin < Greek karpós wrist

Word History and Origins

Origin of carpus¹

C17: New Latin, from Greek karpos

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times

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.

From Seattle Times

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

From New York Times

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg