Definition of carpus in English:

carpus

nounPlural carpi ˈkɑːpəsˈkɑrpəs

The group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows.
Example sentencesExamples
- Starting at the ground surface of the foot, an imaginary dot is placed on the toe, coronary band, fetlock, top of cannon bone, carpus, top of carpus and top of forearm.
- Interestingly, Williston's description of the carpus depicts a near identical pattern of ossification.
- The carpus of Archaeopteryx is represented as having three carpal elements, but it has four.

Origin

Late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos 'wrist'.

Definition of carpus in US English:

carpus

nounˈkärpəsˈkɑrpəs

The group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows.
Example sentencesExamples
- Starting at the ground surface of the foot, an imaginary dot is placed on the toe, coronary band, fetlock, top of cannon bone, carpus, top of carpus and top of forearm.
- The carpus of Archaeopteryx is represented as having three carpal elements, but it has four.
- Interestingly, Williston's description of the carpus depicts a near identical pattern of ossification.

Origin

Late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos ‘wrist’.

单词	carpus
释义	Definition of carpus in English: carpus nounPlural carpi ˈkɑːpəsˈkɑrpəs The group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows. Example sentencesExamples Starting at the ground surface of the foot, an imaginary dot is placed on the toe, coronary band, fetlock, top of cannon bone, carpus, top of carpus and top of forearm. Interestingly, Williston's description of the carpus depicts a near identical pattern of ossification. The carpus of Archaeopteryx is represented as having three carpal elements, but it has four. Origin Late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos 'wrist'. Definition of carpus in US English: carpus nounˈkärpəsˈkɑrpəs The group of small bones between the main part of the forelimb and the metacarpus in terrestrial vertebrates. The eight bones of the human carpus form the wrist and part of the hand, and are arranged in two rows. Example sentencesExamples Starting at the ground surface of the foot, an imaginary dot is placed on the toe, coronary band, fetlock, top of cannon bone, carpus, top of carpus and top of forearm. The carpus of Archaeopteryx is represented as having three carpal elements, but it has four. Interestingly, Williston's description of the carpus depicts a near identical pattern of ossification. Origin Late Middle English: from modern Latin, from Greek karpos ‘wrist’.
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