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Definition of Carpus
1. Noun. A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones.
Terms within: Carpal, Carpal Bone, Wrist Bone, Carpal Tunnel
Group relationships: Arm
Generic synonyms: Articulatio Plana, Gliding Joint
Derivative terms: Carpal
Definition of Carpus
1. n. The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.
Definition of Carpus
1. Noun. (skeleton) The group of bones that make up the wrist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carpus
1. the wrist [n -PI] - See also: wrist
Medical Definition of Carpus
1. Synonym: wrist. Synonym: carpal bones. Origin: Mod. L. Fr. Gr. Karpos (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carpus
Literary usage of Carpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"The skeleton of the Hand is subdivided into three segments—the carpus or ...
It is situated at the upper and outer part of the carpus, its long axis being ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1874)
"By BG WILDER, of Ithaca, NY IN a paper " On the composition of the carpus of the
dog,"* Prof. Flower describes and figures the*right carpus of a dog about ..."
3. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... and two epi- physes; the distal extremity has a concave articular surface for
the carpus, and is produced pre-axially into a radial styloid process. ..."
4. The Dublin dissector or Manual of anatomy by Robert Harrison (1854)
"The bones of the carpus arc also firmly connected to each other by the annular
ligament, which is inserted externally into the trapezium and ..."
5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1874)
"By BG WILDER, of Ithaca, NY IN a paper "On the composition of the carpus of ...
Flower describes and figures the right carpus of a dog about six weeks old ..."
6. A Treatise on dislocations and fractures of the joints by Astley Cooper, Bransby Blake Cooper (1851)
"SECTION I.—DISLOCATIONS OF THE carpus. The eight bones of the carpus are joined
to each other by short ligaments, which pass from bone to bone, allowing but ..."
7. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"Thus, in the Cat and Pig there are eight bones in the carpus ; but in the Doy and
... The carpus forms the buso of the hand. Situated between the inferior ..."
8. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Allen Thomson, George Dancer Thane (1882)
"THE carpus. The carpus is composed of eight short bones, ... The dorsal surface
of the carpus is convex, the palmar is concave from side to side, ..."