carpal
Americanadjective
noun
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carpals
plural
noun
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Origin of carpal
From the New Latin word carpālis, dating back to 1735–45. See carpus, -al 1
Vocabulary lists containing carpal
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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And don’t get me started on my strained hand with carpal tunnel syndrome from all the clicking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Other restricted procedures include liposuction, breast reduction, removal of breast implants, carpal tunnel and tattoo removal.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
A software engineer made the touch pad to accommodate his carpal tunnel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
He started using a flip phone seven years ago after developing carpal tunnel symptoms in his hands from near-constant use of his BlackBerry.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
My back feels fine, meaning I’m not feeling it at all; even my wrists, damaged by carpal tunnel syndrome years ago, are issuing no complaints.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
I'd start with a small, manageable story: one hand has twenty-seven bones, split into three types—the carpals, the metacarpals, and the slippery phalanges.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
Injuries to carpals, humerus, radius, ulna, clavicle, metacarpals, femur, tibia and various flat bones like scapulae would cause issues.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The hand is composed of carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The only short bones in the human skeleton are in the carpals of the wrists and the tarsals of the ankles.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Tapering carpals as long as a man’s arm.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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