noun
- A bone of the wrist; one of the small bones that form the carpus in vertebrates.
Usage: anatomy; technical
Examples
- The carpale bones in the human wrist allow for flexible movement.
- Each carpale articulates with adjacent bones to form the wrist joint.
- Damage to a single carpale can affect overall hand function.
- The carpales are arranged in two rows within the carpus.
- X-rays revealed a fracture in one of the carpales.