- hamate
- ha·mate
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hamate
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Hamate — Ha mate (h[=a] m[asl]t), a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus hook.] Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hamate — 1. adjective (anatomy) Hooked at the tip. 2. noun The hamate bone … Wiktionary
hamate — See h. (bone). * * * ha·mate hā .mātalso ham ət adj shaped like a hook hamate n a bone on the little finger side of the second row of the carpus in mammals called also unciform, unciform bone * * * ham·ate (hamґāt) shaped like a … Medical dictionary
hamate — noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers • Syn: ↑hamate bone, ↑unciform bone, ↑os hamatum • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone … Useful english dictionary
hamate bone — [hā′māt΄] n. a wedgelike bone on the side of the wrist connecting the wrist with the fourth and fifth metacarpals, which connect to the ring and little fingers * * * … Universalium
hamate bone — [hā′māt΄] n. a wedgelike bone on the side of the wrist connecting the wrist with the fourth and fifth metacarpals, which connect to the ring and little fingers … English World dictionary
Hamate bone — Bone: Hamate bone Shown is the right hand, palm down (left) and palm up (right). Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, D=Pisiform Distal: E=Trapezium, F=Trapezoid, G=Capitate, H=Hamate … Wikipedia
hamate bone — noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers • Syn: ↑hamate, ↑unciform bone, ↑os hamatum • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone … Useful english dictionary
hamate — noun Etymology: Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook Date: 1924 a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals … New Collegiate Dictionary
hamate — См. hamiform … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hamate — /hay mayt/, adj. Anat. 1. hook shaped. 2. having a hooklike process. [1735 45; < L hamatus hooked, equiv. to ham(us) hook + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
