carpale

[ kahr-pey-lee ]

/ kɑrˈpeɪ li /

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noun, plural car·pa·li·a

[kahr-pey-lee-uh]. /kɑrˈpeɪ li ə/. Anatomy.

any of the bones of the wrist.

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Also carpal.

Origin of carpale

<New Latin, neuter of carpāliscarpal

Words nearby carpale

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How to use carpale in a sentence

The second metacarpal in the specimen examined and figured articulates partly with carpale 2, partly with carpale 3.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds