carpus vs gliding joint

carpus and gliding joint both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carpus	Yes	No	No	No
gliding joint	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gliding joint is a hypernym of carpus; that is, gliding joint is a word with a broader meaning than carpus:

carpus: a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
gliding joint: a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions

Other hypernyms of carpus include articulatio plana.

carpus (noun)	gliding joint (noun)
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones	a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions