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Carpal Bone
Definition 1
Any of the small bones of the wrist joint, located between the radius and the ulna and the metacarpus. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
The eight bones of the wrist: capitate bone, hamate bone, lunate bone (SEMILUNAR BONE), pisiform bone, SCAPHOID BONE, trapezium bone, trapezoid bone and triquetral bone. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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