Carpal is derived from the word, carpus (meaning wrist), and taken from the Greek word, Karpos. In medical jargon, the carpus refers to an assembly of eight small bones that lie side-by-side in ...
In one instance, a horse named Imagine Gold was allowed to race, finishing second, but had to be euthanized nine days later for a "carpus injury and intractable pain." Among the defendants to the ...