hamate
11hamate — /hay mayt/, adj. Anat. 1. hook shaped. 2. having a hooklike process. [1735 45; < L hamatus hooked, equiv. to ham(us) hook + atus ATE1] * * * …
12hamate — adj. hooked, hook shaped …
13hamate — a. (Bot.) Hooked …
14hamate — ha·mate …
15hamate — ha•mate [[t]ˈheɪ meɪt[/t]] n. anat. a bone of the carpus having a hooklike process projecting from the palmar surface Also called ham′ate bone . Etymology: 1735–45; < L hāmātus hooked =hām(us) hook + ātus ate I …
16hamate — /ˈheɪmeɪt/ (say haymayt) adjective 1. hook shaped. 2. Anatomy having a hooklike process. –noun 3. Anatomy the medial of the four bones of the distal row of the carpus. {Latin hāmātus} …
17hamate — a. hooked; hook like. ♦ hamiform, a. hook shaped. ♦ hamirostrate, a. with hooked beak …
18hamate bone — noun One of the eight bones of the wrist. Syn: os hamatum, unciform …
19hamate bone — (unciform bone) a hook shaped bone of the wrist (see carpus). It articulates with the capitate and triquetral bones at the sides, with the lunate bone behind, and with the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in front. * * * os hamatum …
20hamate bone — [ heɪmət] noun Anatomy a hook shaped carpal bone to which muscles of the little finger are attached. Origin C18: from L. hamatus hooked …
