carpal (redirected from carpal organ)

carpal /car·pal/ (kahr´p'l) pertaining to the carpus.

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car·pal (kärpl)

adj.

Of, relating to, or near the carpus.

n.

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

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carpal

pertaining to the carpus.

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carpal 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. See Table 10.

carpal canal syndrome

see carpal tunnel syndrome (below).

carpal 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.

carpal fracture

see chip fractures, slab fracture.

carpal 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.

carpal organ

a group of vibrissae located on the posterior aspect of the forelimbs of cats, sensitive to touch. See also tactile hair organ.

carpal pad

see footpad.

carpal 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.

carpal tunnel

the osseofibrous passage for the flexor tendons and median nerve, formed by the flexor retinaculum and the carpal bones.

carpal 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.