carpus

car·pus  (kärps)

n. pl. car·pi (-p)

1. The group of eight bones forming the joint between the forearm and the hand. Also called wrist.

2. A joint in quadrupeds corresponding to the wrist.

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[New Latin, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

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carpus [ˈkɑːpəs]

n pl -pi [-paɪ]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the technical name for wrist

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the corresponding joint in other tetrapod vertebrates

[New Latin, from Greek karpos]

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carpus  (kärps)

Plural carpi (kärp)

1. The group of eight bones lying between the forearm and the metacarpals and forming the wrist in humans.

2. The group of bones making up the joint corresponding to the wrist in some vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

carpus - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones articulatio radiocarpea, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions