Carpus
Pronunciation : Car"pus
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed in two rows.
pl. Carpi.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913