carpus

UK: /ˈkɑːpəs/ US: (kär′pəs)

Inflections of 'carpus' (n): npl: carpi

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

car•pus  (kär′pəs), n., pl. -pi (-pī). [Anat.]

1. Anatomy the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm;
   wrist.
2. Anatomy the wrist bones collectively;
   the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius. See diag. under skeleton. 

• Greek karpós wrist
• Neo-Latin
• 1670–80

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carpus / ˈkɑːpəs/ noun ( -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

Etymology: 17th Century: New Latin, from Greek karpos