CARPAL


Meaning of CARPAL in English

/ ˈkɑːpl; NAmE ˈkɑːrpl/ noun

( anatomy ) any of the eight small bones that form the wrist

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from carpus (from modern Latin , from Greek karpos wrist) + -al

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.