: a carpal element or bone
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Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
There’s that twinge in my shoulder and the carpal tunnel at night—but aren’t such annoyances simply the conditions of modern life, of getting older?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Eight small wrist bones called carpals are mostly hidden from external view.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Large contributors to their survival were the shape of the large paws and absence of carpal pads.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2024
There’s that twinge in my shoulder and the carpal tunnel at night—but aren’t such annoyances simply the conditions of modern life, of getting older?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Noun
Email Address Pre-Operative Evaluations Before scheduling carpal tunnel surgery, the orthopedic surgeon will perform tests to characterize the nature of your condition.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Eight small wrist bones called carpals are mostly hidden from external view.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Carpal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpal. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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carpal
1 of 2 adjective
car·pal
ˈkär-pəl 
: relating to the wrist or carpus
carpal
2 of 2 noun
: a carpal bone or cartilage
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