unciform bone vs carpal

unciform bone and carpal both are nouns.

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

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

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

unciform 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

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