carpopedal
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]carpopedal (not comparable)
- Pertaining to the hands and feet.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 73:
- The doctor recalled classic hyperventilatory episodes being characterized by carpopedal spasms, and reminded himself to monitor the patient's hands and feet carefully during the interview for any signs of tetanic contraction […]