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English adjective: carpal

1. carpal of or relating to the wrist


SamplesCarpal tunnel syndrome.


English noun: carpal

1. carpal (body) any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates


Synonymscarpal bone, wrist bone


Broader (hypernym)bone, os


Narrower (hyponym)capitate, capitate bone, cuneiform bone, hamate, hamate bone, lunate bone, navicular, os capitatum, os hamatum, os lunatum, os pisiforme, os scaphoideum, os trapezium, os trapezoideum, os triquetrum, pisiform, pisiform bone, pyramidal bone, scaphoid bone, semilunar bone, trapezium, trapezium bone, trapezoid, trapezoid bone, triquetral, triquetral bone, unciform bone


Part meronymarticulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint









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