Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Body Regions > Extremities > Upper Extremity > Hand > Wrist Terms and Definitions




Wrist

Medical Definition: The region of the upper limb between the metacarpus and the FOREARM.
Guide Notes: primates only; for non-primate vertebrates: Manual 21.58; wrist ganglion is indexed under WRIST (IM) + SYNOVIAL CYST (IM); differentiate from WRIST JOINT; wrist bone = CARPAL BONES or specifics

Wrist Medical Definitions and Terms

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