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wrist (rist) the joint between the hand and the forearm, containing eight bones (the carpal bones) that are arranged in two rows. Their joint surfaces glide upon each other in four directions, and they join the bones of the forearm, the radius and ulna, as well as the metacarpal bones of the hand. Called also carpus.
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