carpal

English

Etymology

From the Latin carpālis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl
Homophone: carpel

Noun

carpal (plural carpals)

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

Synonyms

carpal bone

Translations

any of the eight bones of the wrist

Finnish: ranneluu (fi)
French: carpien (fr)
Hungarian: kéztőcsont (hu)

Malay: tulang pergelangan tangan, tulang karpus
Russian: запястная кость f (zapjastnaja kostʹ)

Adjective

carpal (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the carpus.

Derived terms

carpal tunnel

Translations

of or pertaining to the carpus

Catalan: carpià
Russian: запястный (ru) (zapjastnyj)

Spanish: carpiano

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