"carpus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑː.pəs/ [UK], /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/ [General-American] Forms: carpi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəs Etymology: From New Latin carpus, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|carpus}} New Latin carpus, {{der|en|grc|καρπός||wrist}} Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”) Head templates: {{en-noun|carpi}} carpus (plural carpi)
  1. (anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist. Wikipedia link: carpus Categories (topical): Skeleton Derived forms: carpal, carpal bone, carpel Translations (the group of bones that make up the wrist): китка (kitka) (Bulgarian), carp [masculine] (Catalan), handwortelbeen (Dutch), carpe [masculine] (French), Handwurzel [feminine] (German), Carpus [masculine] (German), kéztő (Hungarian), karpo (Ido), carpo [masculine] (Italian), carpo [masculine] (Portuguese), запя́стье (zapjástʹje) [neuter] (Russian), carpo [masculine] (Spanish), carpws (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-carpus-en-noun-thtA-m6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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