Definition of Articulatio radiocarpea

1. Noun. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.

Exact synonyms: Carpus, Radiocarpal Joint, Wrist, Wrist Joint
Terms within: Carpal, Carpal Bone, Wrist Bone, Carpal Tunnel
Group relationships: Arm
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Plana, Gliding Joint
Derivative terms: Carpal

Medical Definition of Articulatio radiocarpea

1. The synovial joint between the distal end of the radius and its articular disk and the proximal row of carpal bones with the exception of the pisiform bone. Synonym: articulatio radiocarpea, carpal articulation, carpal joints, radiocarpal articulation, radiocarpal joint. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Articulatio Radiocarpea

articulatio dentoalveolaris
articulatio ellipsoidea
articulatio fibrosa
articulatio genus
articulatio humeri
articulatio humeroradialis
articulatio humeroulnaris
articulatio incudomallearis
articulatio incudostapedia
articulatio lumbosacralis
articulatio mandibularis
articulatio mediocarpea
articulatio ossis pisiformis
articulatio ovoidalis
articulatio plana
articulatio radiocarpea (current term)
articulatio radioulnaris distalis
articulatio radioulnaris proximalis
articulatio sacrococcygea
articulatio sacroiliaca
articulatio sellaris
articulatio simplex
articulatio spheroidea
articulatio sternoclavicularis
articulatio subtalaris
articulatio synovialis
articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis
articulatio talocruralis
articulatio tarsi transversa
articulatio temporomandibularis

Literary usage of Articulatio radiocarpea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Note that the joint of the hand is divisible into two chief parts : (a) Radiocarpal articulation (articulatio radiocarpea) (O: T. wrist- joint). ..."

2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1896)
"Radio-carpal Joint (articulatio radiocarpea).—In the radio-carpal joint, the under surface of the radius, with a triangular plate of ..."

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