carpal

English

Etymology

From the Latin carpālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pəl/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl
• Homophone: carpel

Noun

carpal (plural carpals)

1. (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

Synonyms

• carpal bone

Translations

any of the eight bones of the wrist

• Finnish: ranneluu (fi)
• French: carpien (fr)
• Hungarian: kéztőcsont (hu)

• Ido: karpo (io)
• Malay: tulang pergelangan tangan, tulang karpus
• Russian: запястная кость f (zapjastnaja kostʹ)

Adjective

carpal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the carpus.

Derived terms

• carpal tunnel

Translations

of or pertaining to the carpus

• Catalan: carpià
• Ido: karpala
• Russian: запястный (ru) (zapjastnyj)

• Spanish: carpiano