First Known Use: 1676
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carpus
noun car·pus \ˈkär-pəs\
plural car·pi \-ˌpī, -(ˌ)pē\
Definition of CARPUS
1
: wrist 1
2
: the bones of the wrist
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Origin of CARPUS
New Latin, from Greek karpos — more at wharf
Medical Dictionary
carpus
noun car·pus \ˈkär-pəs\
plural car·pi \-ˌpī, -ˌpē\
Medical Definition of CARPUS
1
: wrist
2
: the group of bones supporting the wrist comprising in humans a proximal row which contains the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform that articulate with the radius and a distal row which contains the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate that articulate with the metacarpals
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