/ 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
/ 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. 2005