carpal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːpəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑrpəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kär′pəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•pal /ˈkɑrpəl/USA pronunciation   adj. [before a noun]
  1. Anatomyof or relating to the bones of the wrist: the carpal joint.

n. [countable]
  1. Anatomyany of the bones of the wrist.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
car•pal  (kär′pəl),USA pronunciation [Anat.]
adj. 
  1. Anatomypertaining to the carpus:the carpal joint.

n. 
  1. Anatomya carpale.
  • Neo-Latin carpālis. See carpus, -al1
  • 1735–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carpal / ˈkɑːpəl/
  1. any bone of the wrist
  2. (as modifier): carpal bones
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos wrist
'carpal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arthrodia - carpal tunnel syndrome - carpale - carpometacarpus - knee - knuckle - metacarpal

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