carpus

Noun

Synonyms: wrist wrist joint radiocarpal joint articulatio radiocarpea

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonesSynonyms: wrist wrist joint radiocarpal joint articulatio radiocarpea

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]