Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carpale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carpale
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Example Sentences

"[…] this being the case the bone in question contains at any rate the centrale, and I see no reason why the carpale 2 should have quite disappeared."
"This indicates that the pisiform is really a secondary component which became the carpale during phylogenesis."
"The dorsal interossei are sometimes found to originate more proximal at the base of the metacarpals or even at the carpalia."

Etymology

From New Latin ōs carpāle, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ōs carpāle, καρπός

Inflected Forms

carpalia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carpal

Questions

What does carpale mean?: A carpal, especially one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.
Where does carpale come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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