wrist, carpus, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea
(noun) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carpi
plural of carpus
• Capri, capri, picra
Source: Wiktionary
Car"pus, n.; pl. Carpi. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
