carpal bone

/ˌkɑrpəl boʊn/

Other forms: carpal bones

Definitions of carpal bone

1. noun

   any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
   synonyms: carpal, wrist bone

   types:

   navicular, os scaphoideum, scaphoid bone

   the largest wrist bone on the thumb side

   lunate bone, os lunatum, semilunar bone

   one of the eight small wrist bones

   cuneiform bone, os triquetrum, pyramidal bone, triquetral, triquetral bone

   a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones

   os pisiforme, pisiform, pisiform bone

   a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral

   os trapezium, trapezium, trapezium bone

   the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals

   os trapezoideum, trapezoid, trapezoid bone

   the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones

   capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum

   the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus

   hamate, hamate bone, os hamatum, unciform bone

   the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

   type of:

   bone, os

   rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates