carpal bone

  • 101Alxasaurus — Taxobox| name = Alxasaurus fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Dinosauria ordo = Saurischia subordo = Theropoda superfamilia = Therizinosauroidea familia =… …

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  • 102tarsomegaly — A congenital maldevelopment and overgrowth of a tarsal or carpal bone. SYN: dysplasia epiphysialis hemimelia. [tarso + G. megas, large] * * * tar·so·meg·a·ly (tahr″so megґə le) enlargement of the os calcis …

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  • 103carpale — car·pa·le kär pal (.)ē, pāl , päl n, pl lia ē ə a carpal bone esp one of the distal series articulating with the metacarpals …

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  • 104epipyramis — epi·pyr·a·mis (ep″ĭ pirґə mis) a small supernumerary carpal bone sometimes found between the triquetrum, lunate, hamate, and capitate bones; called also epitriquetrum …

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  • 105pisiform — [ pʌɪsɪfɔ:m, pɪzɪ ] noun a small rounded carpal bone situated where the palm of the hand meets the outer edge of the wrist and articulating with the triquetral. Origin C18: from mod. L. pisiformis pea shaped …

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  • 106scaphoid — [ skafɔɪd] noun Anatomy a large carpal bone articulating with the radius below the thumb. Origin C18 (in the sense boat shaped ): from mod. L. scaphoides, from Gk skaphoeidēs, from skaphos boat …

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  • 107wristbone — ˈris(t)| ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a carpal bone 2. : the styloid process of the radius in man that forms a prominence on the outer side of the wrist above the thumb …

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  • 108plectropterine — plectropterine, a. (plɛkˈtrɒptəraɪn) [f. mod.L. Plectropter us (f. Gr. πλῆκτρο ν cock s spur + πτερόν wing) + ine1.] Of or pertaining to the genus Plectropterus, the spur winged goose of Africa, having a sharp bony spur on the radial carpal bone …

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  • 109Metacarpus — Bone: Metacarpals The five metacarpal bones, numbered. (Left hand shown with thumb on right.) …

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  • 110Lower extremity of radius — Bone: Distal radius The radius and ulna of the left forearm, posterior surface. The top is proximal (elbow) and bottom is distal (wrist). Gray s …

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