carpus
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
the wrist bones collectively; the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius.
Origin of carpus
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How to use carpus in a sentence
In Chelonians, the turtle and tortoise group, the characters of the carpus vary with the family.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. SeeleyThe lower surface shows that the wing had some rotary movement upon the carpus outward and backward.
Dragons of the Air | H. G. SeeleyIt is there that we find the little group of bones which forms the carpus.
Notes on Collecting and Preserving Natural-History Objects | J. E. TaylorThe carpus and tarsus of Amphibamus are as yet undecipherable.
The Ancestry of Modern Amphibia: A Review of the Evidence | Theodore H. EatonThe other blends with the posterior annular ligament of the carpus.
Lameness of the Horse | John Victor Lacroix
British Dictionary definitions for carpus
/ (ˈkɑːpəs) /
the technical name for wrist
the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
the corresponding joint in other tetrapod vertebrates
Origin of carpus
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for carpus
[ kär′pəs ]
The group of eight bones lying between the forearm and the metacarpals and forming the wrist in humans.
The group of bones making up the joint corresponding to the wrist in some vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.
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