Found 2 items, similar to Carpus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: carpus carpus n : a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones [syn: wrist, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea] [also: carpi (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Carpus Carpus \Car"pus\ (k[aum]r"p[u^]s), n.; pl. Carpi (k[aum]r"p[imac]). [NL., fr. Gr. karpo`s 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. [1913 Webster]