radiocarpal joint

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radiocarpal joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonesarticulatio radiocarpea, carpus, wrist, wrist jointcarpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primatescarpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands passarm - 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 limbarticulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions