- plural of carpus.
carpi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Spieth has been dealing with an injury to his extensor carpi ulnaris, a major tendon in the wrist.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
Msituni suffered from hyperextended carpi — wrist joint bones in giraffes’ front limbs, which are more like arms.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2022
The flexor carpi ulnaris, for instance, is a muscle in the forearm that bends the wrist — exactly as its name suggests.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
On flexing the wrist, the hand is tilted to the radial side, but the paralysis of the flexor carpi ulnaris is often compensated for by the action of the palmaris longus.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
The fascia and the ulnar head of the flexor carpi ulnaris have been removed.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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