3 definitions found 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]: 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)] From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Carpus, fruit; fruitful
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