carpal joints
nounUK /ˈkɑː.pəl dʒɔɪnts/
US /ˈkɑːr.pəl dʒɔɪnts/
The carpal joints are the small joints in your wrist that let your hand bend and move.
She felt a little ache in her carpal joints after typing all day.
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2. The articulations between the individual carpal bones of the wrist.
The intercarpal joints allow small gliding movements between the wrist bones.
3. The joint where the forearm meets the wrist, also called the radiocarpal joint.
A fall on an outstretched hand can sprain the carpal joints.
4. In anatomy, any joint formed by carpal bones, including those connecting to the metacarpals.
The carpometacarpal joints are part of the carpal joint group.