CAPITATE BONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus

Synonyms:

capitate; capitate bone; os capitatum

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("capitate bone" is a kind of...):

carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)

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