carpal

[New Latin carpālis, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

Of, relating to, or near the carpus.

Any of the bones of the carpus, including the scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate bones.

Pertaining to the carpus.

• c. bones — are located between the radius and ulna and metacarpals. Typically, there are six to eight bones, depending on the animal species, arranged in two rows and numbered from medial to lateral.
• c. canal syndrome — see carpal tunnel syndrome (below).
• c. flexion posture — at parturition the fetus is presented with the carpal joints flexed, thus increasing the diameter of initial parts entering the pelvic canal, resulting in dystocia in some patients.
• c. fracture — see chip fractures, slab fracture.
• c. instability/flexion syndrome — seen in young puppies, particularly Doberman pinschers and Shar peis; the carpi remain slightly flexed when standing and the paws are deviated inwards.
• c. organ — a group of vibrissae located on the posterior aspect of the forelimbs of cats, sensitive to touch. See also tactile hair organ.
• c. pad — see footpad.
• c. sheath — common synovial sheath in the forelimb of the horse, shared by the superficial and deep flexor tendons as they pass through the carpal canal.
• c. tunnel — the osseofibrous passage for the flexor tendons and median nerve, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones.
• c. tunnel syndrome — a complex of signs resulting from compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. In horses there is lameness with pain on extreme carpal flexion. There are no lesions on the anterior carpal bones.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the eight small bones of the wrist
  Synonyms: carpal bone, wrist bone

The adjective carpal has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the wrist
  Pertains to noun: carpus (meaning #1)