carpus

1. The group of eight bones forming the joint between the forearm and the hand. Also called wrist.
2. A joint in quadrupeds corresponding to the wrist.

[New Latin, from Greek karpos, wrist.]

An individual from Troas (Acts 16:8-11; 20:6-12) mentioned in II Timothy 4:13 with whom Paul had left a cloak, which he asked Timothy to bring to him.

Concordance
II Tim 4:13

1. The group of eight carpal bones and associated soft parts forming the joint between the forearm and the hand, articulating with the radius and indirectly with the ulna, and with the five metacarpal bones. Also called wrist.
2. The carpal bones considered as a group.

The segment of the limb between the radius and ulna and metacarpus, made up of six to eight bones, depending on the animal species, arranged in two rows and numbered from medial to lateral. Called also the knee in horses and cattle and the wrist in dogs and cats.

• dropped c., broken-down c. — hyperextension injury in the dog or cat that results in weight-bearing on the carpus and metacarpals.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
  Synonyms: wrist, wrist joint, radiocarpal joint, articulatio radiocarpea