1.
[syn: carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the wrist;
- Example: "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carpal \Car"pal\, a. [From Carpus.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the
bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
[1913 Webster]
Carpal angle (Zool.), the angle at the last joint of the
folded wing of a bird.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
carpal
adj 1: of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
n 1: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates [syn:
carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone]