See Also: Lhermitte's sign(medicine)
Lhermitte's sign(health)
Lhermitte, Jean(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
ossa(medicine)
ossa digitorum(medicine)
ossa cranii(medicine)
ossa carpi(medicine)
ossa suturarum(medicine)
ossa faciei(medicine)

ossa carpi (medicine) and Lhermitte's sign (health)


ossa carpi (medicine)


ossa carpi -->
carpal bones


Eight bones arranged in two rows that articulate proximally with the radius and indirectly with the ulna, and distally with the five metacarpal bones; in domestic mammals, the bones of the proximal row are called radial, intermediate, ulnar, and accessory, while those of the distal row are termed first, second, third, and fourth carpal bones.

Synonym: carpus, ossa carpi.


Lhermitte's sign (health)


Occurs on neck flexion and implies spinal cord compression or Other abnormality. Patient experiences a sensation like an electric shock in the limbs. Most common in cervical myelopathy due to stenosis resulting from degenerative change and demyelination (multiple sclerosis).