carpus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
    radiocarpal joint; wrist joint; wrist; articulatio radiocarpea.

WordNet


Car"pus noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. wrist.
Wordforms
plural Carpi
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.

Webster 1913