carpus
[kahr-puh s]
- 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.
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Origin of carpus
1670–80; < New Latin < Greek karpós wrist
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This, like the carpus, is much reduced and modified from the primitive condition.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
Between the two rows there is a centrale as in the carpus, or there may be two.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The carpus consists of six small bones arranged in two rows.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
Many reptiles have a carpus only slightly different from this.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
The carpus has no centrale and the lunar is generally small or absent.
The Vertebrate SkeletonSidney H. Reynolds
carpus
- 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
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Word Origin
C17: New Latin, from Greek karpos
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Word Origin and History for carpus
n.
1670s, from Modern Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist," from PIE *kwerp- "to turn, revolve" (see wharf).
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carpus
(kär′pəs)- The group of eight carpal bones and associated soft parts forming the joint between the forearm and the hand, articulating with the radius and indirectly with the ulna, and with the five metacarpal bones.wrist
- The carpal bones considered as a group.
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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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