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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
  3. 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.
  4. The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, orantibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eightshort bones disposed in two rows.
  5. n a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones