carpus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

carpus
    n 1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the
         proximal row of carpal bones [syn: {wrist}, {carpus},
         {wrist joint}, {radiocarpal joint}, {articulatio
         radiocarpea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carpus \Car"pus\ (k[aum]r"p[u^]s), n.; pl. {Carpi}
   (k[aum]r"p[imac]). [NL., fr. Gr. karpo`s wrist.] (Anat.)
   The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or
   antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of
   eight short bones disposed in two rows.
   [1913 Webster]

from Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

Carpus, fruit; fruitful

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