carpal

carpal

English

Etymology

From the Latin carpālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl
• Homophone: carpel

Noun

carpal (plural carpals)

1. (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

Synonyms

• carpal bone

Translations

any of the eight bones of the wrist

Finnish: ranneluu (fi) French: carpien (fr) Hungarian: kéztőcsont (hu)

Ido: karpo (io) Malay: tulang pergelangan tangan, tulang karpus Russian: запястная кость f (zapjastnaja kostʹ)

Adjective

carpal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the carpus.

Derived terms

• carpal tunnel

Translations

of or pertaining to the carpus

Catalan: carpià Ido: karpala

Russian: запястный (ru) (zapjastnyj) Spanish: carpiano