Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Similar
Broader
gliding jointarticulatio plana
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκαρπός“wrist”
- New Latincarpus
- Englishcarpus
Borrowed from New Latin carpus, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).
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Bulgarian китка
- китка (kitka)the group of bones that make up the wrist
Catalan carp
- carpthe group of bones that make up the wrist
Dutch handwortelbeen
- handwortelbeenthe group of bones that make up the wrist
French carpe
- carpethe group of bones that make up the wrist
German Handwurzel, Carpus
- Handwurzelthe group of bones that make up the wrist
- Carpusthe group of bones that make up the wrist
Hungarian kéztő
- kéztőthe group of bones that make up the wrist
Italian carpo
- carpothe group of bones that make up the wrist
Polish nadgarstek
- nadgarstekthe group of bones that make up the wrist
Portuguese carpo
- carpothe group of bones that make up the wrist
Russian запя́стье
- запя́стье (zapjástʹje)the group of bones that make up the wrist
Spanish carpo
- carpothe group of bones that make up the wrist
Welsh carpws
- carpwsthe group of bones that make up the wrist
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with carpus
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Cite this entry
APA
carpus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpus
MLA
“carpus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpus.
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