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Definition of Carpal bone
1. Noun. Any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates.
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Specialized synonyms: Navicular, Os Scaphoideum, Scaphoid Bone, Lunate Bone, Os Lunatum, Semilunar Bone, Cuneiform Bone, Os Triquetrum, Pyramidal Bone, Triquetral, Triquetral Bone, Os Pisiforme, Pisiform, Pisiform Bone, Os Trapezium, Trapezium, Trapezium Bone, Os Trapezoideum, Trapezoid, Trapezoid Bone, Capitate, Capitate Bone, Os Capitatum, Hamate, Hamate Bone, Os Hamatum, Unciform Bone
Group relationships: Articulatio Radiocarpea, Carpus, Radiocarpal Joint, Wrist, Wrist Joint
Definition of Carpal bone
1. Noun. (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the carpus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpal Bone
Literary usage of Carpal bone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale, lately set up by William S. Wall (1851)
"This transverse carpal bone is sub-triangular, and placed at the termination of
the radius. The remaining thin transverse bone is trapezoidal and situated ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1872)
"Without considering the morphology of these two bones, it will be sufficient for
present purposes to call the larger one the radio-carpal bone, ..."
3. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1874)
"CASE OF SUBDIVISION OF THE SCAPHOID carpal bone. By JOHN STRUTHERS, MD, Professor
of Anatomy in the University of Aberdeen. ..."
4. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1872)
"Without "• considering the morphology of these two bones, it will be sufficient
for present purposes to call the larger one the radio-carpal bone, ..."
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