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dorsocarpal

dorsocarpal adjective: pertaining to the back of the carpal.

Adjective

dorsocarpal (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the back of the carpal.
    • The dorsocarpal ligament is incised in a T-shape vertically over the scaphoid in the direction of the trapezoid and horizontally over the distal radius.1999, David P. Green, Robert N. Hotchkiss, William C. Pederson, Green's Operative Hand Surgery, volume 1, page 173

Origin of dorsocarpal

From dorso- + carpal.

Questions about dorsocarpal

What does dorsocarpal mean?
Dorsocarpal means pertaining to the back of the carpal.
What part of speech is dorsocarpal?
Dorsocarpal is an adjective.

Words near dorsocarpal in the dictionary

  1. dorsobronchia
  2. dorsobronchial
  3. dorsobronchium
  4. dorsobronchus
  5. dorsobuccal
  6. dorsocarpal
  7. dorsocaudal
  8. dorsocaudally
  9. dorsocentral
  10. dorsocentrals
  11. dorsocephalic

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