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carpal vs pisiform

pisiform vs carpal

carpal and pisiform both are nouns.

carpal is an adjective but pisiform is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carpal Yes Yes No No
pisiform Yes No No No
As nouns, pisiform is a hyponym of carpal; that is, pisiform is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carpal:
  • carpal: any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
  • pisiform: a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
carpal (noun) pisiform (noun)
any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
carpal (adjective) pisiform (adjective)
of or relating to the wrist
Difference between carpal and pisiform

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