capitate bone vs carpal

capitate bone and carpal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
capitate bone	Yes	No	No	No
carpal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, carpal is a hypernym of capitate bone; that is, carpal is a word with a broader meaning than capitate bone:

capitate bone: the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
carpal: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

Other hypernyms of capitate bone include carpal bone, wrist bone.

capitate bone (noun)	carpal (noun)
the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus	any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

capitate bone (adjective)	carpal (adjective)
	of or relating to the wrist