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carpal

[ kahr-puhl ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the carpus:

    the carpal joint.



noun

  1. a carpale.

carpal

/ ˈkɑːpəl /

noun

  1. Alsocarpalekɑːˈpeɪlɪ
    1. any bone of the wrist
    2. ( as modifier )

      carpal bones



carpal

/ kärpəl /

Adjective

  1. Relating to or involving the wrist.


Noun

  1. Any of the bones of the human wrist or the joint corresponding to the wrist in some other vertebrates, such as dinosaurs.

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Other Words From

  • inter·carpal adjective
  • super·carpal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpal1

From the New Latin word carpālis, dating back to 1735–45. See carpus, -al 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carpal1

C18: from New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos wrist

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Example Sentences

Surgery may be an option when other treatments fail — or for carpal tunnel — to prevent permanent sensation loss.

When Sterzing, the manager of Keep Norfolk Beautiful, attempted to do cleanups herself in the absence of volunteers, she says she “was getting carpal tunnel” from picking up the piles of garbage across from her local pharmacy.

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He pitched just five innings in 2020 before his season ended with carpal tunnel surgery in his right hand.

Strasburg, 32, exited his second outing with the calf strain and missed most of 2020 after undergoing carpal tunnel surgery.

Stephen Strasburg will throw a bullpen session Friday after undergoing carpal tunnel surgery in August.

In addition, it can lead to uncomfortable conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and other aches and pains.

Writing-related health hazards: carpal tunnel, bad eyesight, weight gain, insanity.

No one wants to have a carpal-tunnel-inducing conversation via text—not to mention it drains your iPhone battery fast.

The three component bones meet in the circular pneumatic foramen in the middle of the under side of the distal carpal.

The width of a proximal carpal rarely exceeds two inches, and that of a distal carpal is about an inch and three-quarters.

There is no indication of division of the proximal carpal in these genera into constituent bones.

This is brought about by flexion of the elbow and carpal joints.

And even in the turtles we have eight carpal bones and five digits, while no finger has less than two phalanges.

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