carpus
pronunciation
How to pronounce carpus in British English:
UK ['kɑ:pəs]
How to pronounce carpus in American English:
US ['kɑpəs]
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- Noun:
- a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Word Origin
- carpus (n.)
- 1670s, from Modern Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist," from PIE *kwerp- "to turn, revolve" (see wharf).
Example
- 1. Early diagnosis and treatment of carpus .
- 2. Congenital deformity of wrist and carpus .
- 3. The cloak which I left in troas with carpus , bring when you come , and the scrolls , especially the parchments .
- 4. When you come , bring the cloak that I left with carpus at troas , and my scrolls , especially the parchments .
- 5. 13when You come , bring the cloak that I left with carpus at troas , and my scrolls , especially the parchments .