What does carpal mean?
Carpal means (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus)..
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/ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/ · noun
(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus)..
The human wrist contains eight carpal bones and the hand has five metacarpals , but in birds just a couple of tiny carpal bones remain besides the carpometacarpus; these are the radiale and the ulnare, involved in the folding of the wrist joint.
Use carpal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carpal means (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus)..
Common synonyms include carpal angle, carpal bone, carpal canal, carpal tunnel syndrome.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The human wrist contains eight carpal bones and the hand has five metacarpals , but in birds just a couple of tiny carpal bones remain besides the carpometacarpus; these are the radiale and the ulnare, involved in the folding of the wrist joint.
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