Hamate bone
Carpal bone in the wrist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Hamatum" redirects here. For its use in taxonomy, see List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names.
The hamate bone (from Latin hamatus, "hooked"), or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, "hook"), Latin os hamatum and occasionally abbreviated as just hamatum,[1][2][3] is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.
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Hamate bone | |
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Pronunciation | /ˈheɪmət/ |
Articulations | Articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triangular medially the capitate laterally |
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Latin | os hamatum |
MeSH | D051225 |
TA98 | A02.4.08.012 |
TA2 | 1259 |
FMA | 23730 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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