OS CAPITATUM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

capitate; capitate bone; os capitatum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("os capitatum" is a kind of...):

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

Credits