Carpi

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carpus \Car"pus\ (k[aum]r"p[u^]s), n.; pl. {Carpi}
     (k[aum]r"p[imac]). [NL., fr. Gr. karpo`s wrist.] (Anat.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carpi
       See {carpus}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carpus
       n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
           proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {wrist joint},
            {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio radiocarpea}]
       [also: {carpi} (pl)]