carpus
/kahr-puhs/US // ˈkɑr pəs //UK // (ˈkɑːpəs) //
鲤鱼,鲤鱼眼,卡帕斯,鲤鱼嘴
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural car·pi [kahr-pahy]. /ˈkɑr paɪ/. Anatomy.
- : the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- : the wrist bones collectively; the group of bones between the bones of the hand and the radius.
Examples
In Chelonians, the turtle and tortoise group, the characters of the carpus vary with the family.
The lower surface shows that the wing had some rotary movement upon the carpus outward and backward.
It is there that we find the little group of bones which forms the carpus.
The carpus and tarsus of Amphibamus are as yet undecipherable.
The other blends with the posterior annular ligament of the carpus.
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