carpal bone
carpal bone · carpal bones
Any of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist: those being the scaphoid, lunate,…Any of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist: those being the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium bones.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist: those being the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium bones.
any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
Forms
plural: carpal bones| Singular | carpal bone |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates:carpalwrist bone