"carpo-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|καρπός||wrist}} Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} carpo-, {{en-prefix}} carpo-
  1. (chiefly medicine) carpus (wrist) or hand. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-carpo--en-prefix-H2NKlB5r Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 50 19 21 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 52 20 21 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 20 20 4 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: Combining form of Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|καρπός||fruit}} Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} carpo-, {{en-prefix}} carpo-
  1. (botany) fruit, carpel Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-carpo--en-prefix-xaNtsZO7 Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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