Relating to or derived from the carpals (wrist bones); in anatomy, concerning the wrist or its bones.
From carpal plus the Latin suffix -e, creating an adjectival form. Carpal itself comes from Latin 'carpus,' derived from Greek 'karpos,' originally meaning 'wrist' but later applied to any joint-like structure.
The word 'carpale' is mostly technical medical jargon now, but it comes from the Greek word for 'wrist'—which is why carpals are wrist bones, and carpenter is someone who works with their hands (from carpi-, 'of the hand')!
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