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“Carpus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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carpus
noun
car·pus
ˈkär-pəs 
plural carpi
-ˌpī, -ˌpē
1
: wrist
2
: the group of bones supporting the wrist comprising in humans a proximal row which contains the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, and pisiform that articulate with the radius and a distal row which contains the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate that articulate with the metacarpals
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