hamate bone

English

Etymology

From Latin hāmātus (“hooked, crooked”).

Noun

hamate bone (plural hamate bones)

  1. One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).

Synonyms
  • (bone of the wrist): os hamatum, unciform, unciform bone

Translations
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