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carpale

carpale noun: a carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Noun

carpale (plural carpalia)

  1. A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
    • […] this being the case the bone in question contains at any rate the centrale, and I see no reason why the carpale 2 should have quite disappeared.1891, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, page 201
    • This indicates that the pisiform is really a secondary component which became the carpale during phylogenesis.1973, Radomír Čihák, Ontogenesis of the skeleton and intrinsic muscles of the human hand and foot, page 36

carpale meaning in Tamil

carpale in Tamil

கை முட்டி எலும்பு, மணிக்கட்டு எலும்பு

Forms of carpale

pluralcarpalia

Origin of carpale

From New Latin ōs carpāle, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Questions about carpale

What does carpale mean?
Carpale means a carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
What is carpale in Tamil?
Carpale in Tamil is கை முட்டி எலும்பு, மணிக்கட்டு எலும்பு. See Carpale meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is carpale?
Carpale is a noun.
What is the plural of carpale?
The plural of carpale is carpalia.

Words near carpale in the dictionary

  1. carpal canal
  2. carpal canals
  3. carpal tunnel
  4. carpal tunnel syndrome
  5. carpal tunnels
  6. carpale
  7. carpalia
  8. Carpalla
  9. carpals
  10. carpark
  11. carparking

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