Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carpal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carpal \Car"pal\, a. [From {Carpus}.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the
bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.
{Carpal angle} (Zo["o]l.), the angle at the last joint of the
folded wing of a bird.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carpal
adj : of or relating to the wrist; "Carpal tunnel syndrome"
n : any of the eight small bones of the wrist [syn: {carpal bone},
{wrist bone}]
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