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. See wrist
   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

In Chelonians, the turtle and tortoise group, the characters of the carpus vary with the family.

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The lower surface shows that the wing had some rotary movement upon the carpus outward and backward.

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It is there that we find the little group of bones which forms the carpus.

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The carpus and tarsus of Amphibamus are as yet undecipherable.

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The other blends with the posterior annular ligament of the carpus.

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