1670s, from Modern Latin carpus, from Greek karpos "wrist," from PIE *kwerp- "to turn, revolve" (see wharf).

Carpus [N] [S] fruit; fruitful

The segment of the limb between the radius and ulna and metacarpus, made up of six to eight bones, depending on the animal species, arranged in two rows and numbered from medial to lateral. It is called the knee in horses and cattle and the wrist in dogs and cats.

a Christian at Troas. (2 Timothy 4:13)

Carpus. fruit; fruitful

"Forearm" portion of a crab claw

(n) a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

In king and snow crab, that segment of the walking leg located at the distal end of the merus.

The region corresponding to the Human Wrist in non-Human Animals.

The region corresponding to the human WRIST in non-human ANIMALS.

Latin form of the Greek name Καρπός (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits". The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament in the second epistle of Timo [..]

A joint in the horse's front leg, more commonly referred to as the knee.

A joint in the horse's front leg, more commonly referred to as the knee.

The carpus refers to the wrist, which is located on the proximal part of the hand and consists of eight small bones, known as carpals, which are linked together by ligaments.

(kar´pus) The proximal portion of the hand that contains the eight carpal bones. carrier-mediated transport