carpus

A noun referring to the group of eight small bones forming the joint between the forearm and the hand, specifically the joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el grupo de ocho huesos pequeños que forman la articulación entre el antebrazo y la mano, concretamente entre el extremo distal del radio y la fila proximal de los huesos del carpo.

1. Wrist joint C1 formal medical

   The group of eight small bones forming the joint between the forearm and the hand; the wrist.

   • The carpus consists of eight carpal bones arranged in two rows.
   • A fracture of the carpus can severely limit hand movement.
   • The surgeon examined the carpus for signs of arthritis.

   🇪🇸Carpo

   Sinónimos: wristwrist joint

• carpi plural form
• carpi's possessive plural form
• carpus's possessive singular form