Hamate Bone Definition

hāmāt
noun
A wedgelike bone on the side of the wrist connecting the wrist with the fourth and fifth metacarpals, which connect to the ring finger and little finger.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • os hamatum
  • unciform bone
  • hamate

Other Word Forms of Hamate Bone

Noun

Singular:
hamate bone
Plural:
hamate-bones

Origin of Hamate Bone

  • From Latin hāmātus (“hooked, crooked”).

    From Wiktionary

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