carpal bone

noun

Any of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist: those being the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium bones.

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carpalwrist bone
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Meanings

nouncarpal bone (plural carpal bones)

plural carpal bones

  1. anatomyAny of the eight bones of the carpus or wrist: those being the scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium bones.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

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carpalwrist bone
Broader
boneos
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carpal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

carpal bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20bone

MLA

“carpal bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpal bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpal%20bone.

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