Carpus (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural car·pi [kahr-pahy]. /ˈkɑr paɪ/. Anatomy.
  1. the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
  2. the wrist bones collectively; the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius.
noun plural -pi (-paɪ)
  1. the technical name for wrist
  2. the eight small bones of the human wrist that form the joint between the arm and the hand
  3. the corresponding joint in other tetrapod vertebrates
Plural carpi (kärpī′)
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