About The Word Carpus
Learn about the word Carpus to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Carpus definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Carpus
| Carpus Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Carpus?
[n] a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Synonyms | Synonyms for Carpus: articulatio radiocarpea | radiocarpal joint | wrist | wrist joint Related Terms | Find terms related to Carpus: See Also | arm | articulatio plana | carpal | carpal bone | gliding joint | wrist bone Carpus In Webster's Dictionary \Car"pus\, n.; pl. {Carpi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? 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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Crock up ‐ suffer a nervous…
- Suspense ‐ an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense…
- Alsatia ‐ a region of northeastern France famous for…
- Commercial paper ‐ short-term obligations issued by institutional borrowers to investors…
- Quercus incana ‐ small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States…
- Treasury bond ‐ a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years…
- Scandalmongering ‐ spreading malicious gossip [adj] typical of tabloids; "sensational…
- Meristem ‐ undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at…
- Robert browning ‐ English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted…
- Oblique ‐ any grammatical case other than the nominative [adj] indirect…