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... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Hand Bones > Carpal Bones
... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Hand Bones > Carpal Bones

Preferred term

Carpal Bones  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • do not confuse with WRIST (the area) or WRIST JOINT; see note on CARPUS, ANIMAL; /inj permitted: not necessarily WRIST INJURIES

Scope note

  • The eight bones of the wrist: SCAPHOID BONE; LUNATE BONE; TRIQUETRUM BONE; PISIFORM BONE; TRAPEZIUM BONE; TRAPEZOID BONE; CAPITATE BONE; and HAMATE BONE.

History note

  • 72

In other languages

  • ranneluut

    Finnish

  • karpaaliluu
  • karpaaliluut
  • ossa carpalia
  • ossa carpi
  • ranneluu
  • ranteen luu
  • ranteen luut
  • Handlovsben

    Swedish

  • Karpalben

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002348

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