carpale
[ kahr-pey-lee ]
noun,plural car·pa·li·a [kahr-pey-lee-uh]. /kɑrˈpeɪ li ə/. Anatomy.
any of the bones of the wrist.
Origin of carpale
1<New Latin, neuter of carpāliscarpal
- Also carpal.
Words Nearby carpale
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How to use carpale in a sentence
The second metacarpal in the specimen examined and figured articulates partly with carpale 2, partly with carpale 3.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
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