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carpal, a. Anat.|ˈkɑːpəl|
[ad. mod.L. carpālis, f. carpus wrist.]
Of or pertaining to the carpus or wrist.
1743Bevan in Phil. Trans. XLII. 489 Several Anchylosses's formed in the small Joints, viz. carpal and meta⁓carpal Bones. 1840G. Ellis Anat. 402 The posterior carpal artery is very small. 1800Med. Jrnl. IV. 416 The articulation between the carpal and metacarpal bones. 1856Yarrell Hist. Birds I. 390 From the carpal joint to the end of the wing.
b. n. pl. = Carpal bones.
1855Owen Skel. & Teeth 15 The row of short bones joined with these are the ‘carpals’. |