hamate bone vs carpal

hamate bone and carpal both are nouns.

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

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

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

hamate bone (noun)	carpal (noun)
the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers	any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

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