-carpic
a combination of -carp and -ic used in the formation of adjectives from stems in -carp:
endocarpic.
combining form
a variant of -carpous
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an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae. a combining form meaning “fruit,” “fruiting body,” used in the formation of compound words: carpophore; carpogonium. a combining form meaning “wrist,” used in the formation of compound words: carpometacarpal. Historical Examples It may perhaps not be superfluous here to observe […]
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carpocarpal carpocarpal car·po·car·pal (kär’pō-kär’pəl) adj. Mediocarpal.
- Carpometacarpal
Anatomy. of or relating to the carpus and the metacarpus. Ornithology. of or relating to the carpometacarpus. Historical Examples The carpometacarpal portion of the articulation is the part which is usually affected. Lameness of the Horse John Victor Lacroix carpometacarpal car·po·met·a·car·pal (kär’pō-mět’ə-kär’pəl) adj. Of, relating to, or involving the carpus and metacarpus.