Carpectomy
carpectomy
carpectomy car·pec·to·my (kär-pěk’tə-mē)
n.
Surgical removal of all or part of the carpus.
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to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. a peevish complaint. Historical Examples Naturally enough, he is carped at and reviled almost as much by his political friends as by his political foes. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) William Henry Hurlbert […]
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