carpus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin carpus, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.pəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.pəs/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəs === Noun === carpus (plural carpi) (anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist. ==== Derived terms ==== carpal carpal bone carpel ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === arcs up, pucras == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkar.pʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkar.pus] === Noun === carpus m (genitive carpī); second declension (New Latin, anatomy) carpus, wrist ==== Usage notes ==== Carpus is a New Latin term. Classical Latin had no specific word for “wrist”, as it was considered part of the manus, which included not only the hand but also the wrist and the distal part of the forearm. Aulus Cornelius Celsus explains Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós) as prīma palmae pars (literally “first part of the hand”); other expressions that can be used if necessary to differentiate the wrist from the rest of the hand are prīmōris manus (literally “foremost hand”) and articulus manūs (literally “joint of the hand”). ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== carpālis ==== Descendants ====