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car·pal

 (kär′pəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or near the carpus.
n.
A bone of the carpus.
[New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos, wrist.]
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carpal

(ˈkɑːpəl)
n
(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.
n.
2. any of the bones of the carpus; a wrist bone.
[1735–45; < New Latin]
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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.carpal - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primatescarpal - 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"
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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.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

carpal

adj carpiano
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Holt, "The carpals in congenital malformation syndromes," American Journal of Roentgenology, Radium Therapy, and Nuclear Medicine, vol.
Carpal synostosis is a rare anatomical variant that has been defined as an intrauterine failure of incomplete cavitation of the common cartilaginous precursors [1].
Scaphoid Fracture in a Patient with a Scaphotrapezial Synostosis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Fractures of the carpals and metacarpals account for roughly 6% of all fractures.
Pisiform fractures may be missed on radiographs on account of presence of more obvious carpal or distal radial injuries.
Isolated fracture of pisiform: case report of a rare injury of wrist
1.) It is the largest bone in the proximal row of carpals and can be described as being complex because of its twisted shape; some describe it as being boat-shaped.
Carpal box and open cup radiography
"The specimen is remarkable for the intact preservation of the hands and feet, with ossified carpals and tarsals [wrist and foot bones], and should greatly augment our understanding of the early evolution of the tetrapod [four-footed] limbs,' the researchers write in the March 28 NATURE.
A fossil find: early land amphibians
(1) Perilunate dislocations comprise 7% of all carpal injuries (2) and are the most frequently occurring carpal dislocation.
Perilunate Injuries and Dislocations: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Management
There is a prepollux reaching from the carpal bone I to the pad, medial of the midline and probably stabilizing the carpus over the digital cushion.
Macroanatomy of the Bones of Thoracic Limb of an Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)/ Macroanatomia de los Huesos del Miembro Toracico de un Elefante Asiatico (Elephas maximus)
This includes acute suppurative flexor tenosynovitis, (1,3) carpal tunnel syndrome, (1,4) and a localized painful mass in the midpalm, (5,6,7) tophi over the dorsal aspect of the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints.
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The carpal boss is a bony and inconsistently symptomatic prominence appearing between the base of the second and third metacarpals, the trapezoid, and capitate on the dorsal wrist (figure 1).
Conservative management of symptomatic carpal bossing in an elite hockey player: a case report

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