carpale

[kahr-pey-lee]

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 carpālis carpal

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