carpus

See also: Carpus

English

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.pəs/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/
Rhymes: -ɑː(r)pəs

Noun

carpus (plural carpi)

(anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.

Derived terms

Translations

the group of bones that make up the wrist

Bulgarian: китка (bg) (kitka)
Catalan: carp (ca) m
Dutch: handwortelbeen
French: carpe (fr) m
German: Handwurzel (de) f, Carpus m

Ido: karpo (io)
Italian: carpo (it) m
Portuguese: carpo (pt) m
Spanish: carpo (es) m
Welsh: carpws (cy)

Anagrams

arcs up, pucras

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