wrist
Noun
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A joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones (synset 105592578)
hypernym: articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionspart holonym:
- carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
- carpal tunnel - a passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass
part meronym: arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
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