• (n.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man. • (n.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.
Ra`di·a'le (rā`dĭ*ā'le) noun ; plural Radialia (- lĭ*ȧ) [ New Latin See Radial .] 1. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man. 2. p...
The larger of the two wrist bones of birds; it consists of fused carpals.