Carpo

[ kahr-poh ]

/ ˈkɑr poʊ /

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noun

an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.

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Other definitions for Carpo (2 of 3)

carpo-¹

a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words: carpophore; carpogonium.

Origin of carpo-

<Greek karpo-, combining form of karpós fruit

Other definitions for Carpo (3 of 3)

carpo-²

a combining form meaning “wrist,” used in the formation of compound words: carpometacarpal.

Origin of carpo-

From the Greek word karpós wrist

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How to use Carpo in a sentence

This is proudly signed, "Per Ugo da Carpo," and some copies are said to be dated 1518.
Wood-Block Printing|F. Morley Fletcher
It begins in middle life by deformities in the terminal joints of the fingers and the carpo-metacarpal joints of the thumbs.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
The carpo-metacarpal joint of the thumb is the best example of a saddle-shaped joint in Man.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various
It may perhaps not be superfluous here to observe that one must not confound carpa and carpo, or our carp, with carpio.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2)|Johann Beckman

Pain on ulnar side of left carpo-metacarpal joint (fourth day).
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Carpo (1 of 2)

carpo-¹

combining form

(in botany) indicating fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into part of the fruitcarpophore; carpogonium

Word Origin for carpo-

from Greek karpos fruit

British Dictionary definitions for Carpo (2 of 2)

carpo-²

combining form

carpus or carpal bonescarpometacarpus

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