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Carpal   Listen
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Carpal  n.  (Anat.) One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.






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... fore-limb. There was, first, a change in the scapula and humerus, especially in the latter, which facilitated motion in one line only; second, an expansion of the radius and reduction of the ulna, until the former alone remained entire and effective; third, a shortening of all the carpal bones and enlargement of the median ones, insuring a firmer wrist; fourth, an increase of size of the third digit, at the expense of those of each side, until the ...
— A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



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