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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescárpico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.pi.ku
"O osso escafóide é um dos ossos cárpicos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the carpus or the bones of the wrist.
"The physician examined the patient for signs of carpal tunnel syndrome."
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A carpal bone; any of the wrist bones in vertebrates.
"An X-ray of the hand revealed a fracture in one of the distal carpals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'carpus', meaning 'wrist', which comes from the Ancient Greek 'karpos'. It entered anatomical and medical terminology in the 17th century to describe structures relating to the bones or ligaments of the wrist.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Carpal" is said worldwide
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carpien
Transliteration: kar.pjɛ̃
"Le syndrome du canal carpien est très fréquent chez les dactylos."
Karpal
Transliteration: kaʁˈpaːl
Script: karpal
"Das Karpaltunnelsyndrom verursacht Taubheit in den Fingern."
carpale
Transliteration: karˈpaːle
"Il legamento trasverso del carpo protegge il tunnel carpale."
carpiano
Transliteration: karˈpjano
"Sufre de una lesión en el túnel carpiano."
cárpico
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.pi.ku
"O osso escafóide é um dos ossos cárpicos."
कलाई का
Transliteration: kalai ka
Script: कलाई संबंधी
"कलाई की नसों पर दबाव से कार्पल टनल सिंड्रोम होता है।"
腕骨的
Transliteration: wàn gǔ de
"腕管综合征是一种常见的职业病。"
수근골의
Transliteration: su-geun-gol-ui
"수근관 증후군은 손목 통증을 유발합니다."
手根の
Transliteration: shukon no
"手根管症候群の治療には理学療法が有効です。"
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