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car·pal

(kär′pəl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or near the carpus.

A bone of the carpus.

[New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

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carpal

(ˈkɑːpəl)

(Anatomy)

a. any bone of the wrist

b. (as modifier): carpal bones.

[C18: from New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos wrist]

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car•pal

(ˈkɑr pəl)

adj.

1. pertaining to the carpus: the carpal joint.

2. any of the bones of the carpus; a wrist bone.

[1735–45; < New Latin]

car·pal

(kär′pəl)

Any of the eight bones of the wrist lying between the forearm bones and the metacarpals. See more at skeleton.

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Noun	1.	carpal - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates carpal bone, wrist bone bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates navicular, os scaphoideum, scaphoid bone - the largest wrist bone on the thumb side lunate bone, os lunatum, semilunar bone - one of the eight small wrist bones cuneiform bone, os triquetrum, pyramidal bone, triquetral, triquetral bone - a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones os pisiforme, pisiform, pisiform bone - a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral os trapezium, trapezium bone, trapezium - the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals os trapezoideum, trapezoid bone, trapezoid - the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum - the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus hamate, hamate bone, os hamatum, unciform bone - the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers articulatio radiocarpea, carpus, radiocarpal joint, wrist, wrist joint - a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Adj.	1.	carpal - of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"

Translations

carpal

[ˈkɑːpl]

A. ADJ → carpiano

B. N (also carpal bone) → carpo m

C. CPD carpal tunnel syndrome N → síndrome m del túnel carpiano

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car·pal

a. carpal, rel. al carpo o cerca de éste.

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carpal

adj carpiano

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