CARPUS

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


Etymology

Noun

carpus (plural carpi)

(skeleton) The group of bones that make up the wrist.

Anagrams

• arcs up, pucras

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



RESET




Word of the Day

23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins