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One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale. Carpal angle (Zoöl.), the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.

f the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the series articulating with the metacarpals.

Between the carpal bone; as, intercarpal articulations, ligaments.

Between the metacarpal bones.

A metacarpal bone.

Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.

n the fore and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals. See Horse.

One of the carpal bones usually articulating wich the ulna; -- called also pyramidal and ulnare.

In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.

A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.

One of the carpal bones. See Cuneiform, n., 2 (b).

pecifically (Anat.), with the radius of the forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radiomuscular, radiocarpal.

The scaphoid bone. Scaphoid bone (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the radius; the radiale. (b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under Navicular.

the limbs to move freely. -- Splint bone (Anat.), one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and allied animals. -- Splint coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.

A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.

A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.

ike. Unciform bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.