CARPUS


Meaning of CARPUS in English

[ 'kα:pəs ]

■ noun ( plural carpi -pʌɪ ) the group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the meta~, forming the wrist in humans.

Origin

ME: from mod. L., from Gk karpos 'wrist'.

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