carpopedal

carpopedal

 [kahr″po-pe´d'l]
affecting the wrist and foot.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

car·po·ped·al

(kar'pō-ped'ăl),
Relating to the wrist and the foot, or the hands and feet; denoting especially carpopedal spasm.
[G. karpos, wrist, + L. pes (ped-), foot]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

car·po·ped·al

(kahr'pō-ped'ăl)
Relating to the wrist and the foot, or the hands and feet; denoting especially carpopedal spasm.
[G. karpos, wrist, + L. pes (ped-), foot]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

carpopedal

Pertaining to the hands and feet. The term is most often used in referring to spasm of the muscles affecting the hands and feet (carpopedal spasm) that occurs in TETANY.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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