HAMATE BONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

Synonyms:

hamate; hamate bone; os hamatum; unciform bone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hamate 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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