: a carpal element or bone
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Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
The carpal bone has little decorative or practical value, making its transport as a trade item improbable.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2026
Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The upper body ailments that Matterhorn Fit treats include rotator cuff tear, shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, golf elbow, bicep tendonitis, bicep/tricep strain and carpal tunnel.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
That was also before two carpal tunnel surgeries and multiple epidurals in his shoulder.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
The carpal bone has little decorative or practical value, making its transport as a trade item improbable.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
The Gzlt Jar Opener is thoughtfully designed to handle jars, bottles, and cans with ease, and beyond the best-selling tool selling over 1,000 times last month, it’s also backed by shoppers with neuropathy, carpal tunnel, and arthritis.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The upper body ailments that Matterhorn Fit treats include rotator cuff tear, shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, golf elbow, bicep tendonitis, bicep/tricep strain and carpal tunnel.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Carpal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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carpal
1 of 2 adjective
car·pal
ˈkär-pəl 
: relating to the wrist or carpus
carpal
2 of 2 noun
: a carpal bone or cartilage
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