Carpale

Quick meaning: Carpale is a noun meaning (anatomy) A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Meaning

(anatomy) A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Example Sentences

This indicates that the pisiform is really a secondary component which became the carpale during phylogenesis.

The dorsal interossei are sometimes found to originate more proximal at the base of the metacarpals or even at the carpalia.

[…] this being the case the bone in question contains at any rate the centrale, and I see no reason why the carpale 2 should have quite disappeared.

Word Forms

• carpalia

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include metacarpal, carpus, metacarpus, wrist, carpometatarsal, mesopodialia.

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