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car⋅pa⋅le

[kahr-pey-lee]
–noun, plural -li⋅a [-lee-uh] . Anatomy.
any of the bones of the wrist.
Also, carpal.


Origin:
< NL, neut. of carpālis carpal
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Main Entry: car·pa·le
Pronunciation: kär-'pal-(")E, -'pAl-, -'päl-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural car·pa·lia /-E-&/
: a carpal bone; especially : one of the distal series articulating with the metacarpals
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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