Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or near the carpus.
- noun A bone of the carpus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ichthyology, same as
actinost . - Pertaining to the carpus or wrist.
- In entomology, pertaining to the carpus or pterostigma of an insect's wing.
- noun Any one of the bones of the wrist or carpus; a carpale.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist.
- adjective (Zoöl.) the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any of the eight bones of the
wrist (carpus ). - adjective Of or pertaining to the
carpus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
- adjective of or relating to the wrist
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Before there was anything called carpal-tunnel syndrome, there must have been cramped-finger syndrome.
Archive 2008-04-01 News from Mad Plato 2008
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Before there was anything called carpal-tunnel syndrome, there must have been cramped-finger syndrome.
PENCILS PENS AND QUILLS News from Mad Plato 2008
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There are tiny bones, tendons and nerves that all come together in one little area called the carpal tunnel to provide us with our wrist and hand functioning.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Wellness for Writerly Wrists 2006
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The thought of someone clicking through that many sites by hand makes me want to cry and call the carpal tunnel specialist… ;
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Properly called the carpal trochlea (or trochlea carpalis, if you prefer), this structure allows the hand to fold up tightly close to the ulna.
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The complaint, known as carpal tunnel syndrome, causes pain and a burning sensation in the hand and fingers.
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The complaint, known as carpal tunnel syndrome, causes pain and a burning sensation in the hand and fingers.
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NAM has also demanded the overhaul of the Family and Medical Leave Act because employees abuse it, and argued that employees who suffer from repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome aren't really disabled.
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NAM has also demanded the overhaul of the Family and Medical Leave Act because employees abuse it, and argued that employees who suffer from repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome aren't really disabled.
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NAM has also demanded the overhaul of the Family and Medical Leave Act because employees abuse it, and argued that employees who suffer from repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome aren't really disabled.
whichbe commented on the word carpal
It's nice to have a carpal on long roadtrips.
September 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word carpal
CAAAARRRRRRPAL!!
September 19, 2008