hamate

ha·mate

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Definitions of hamate word

abbreviation HAMATE hook-shaped. 1
adjective hamate having a hooklike process. 1
noun hamate A carpal bone situated on the lower outside edge of the hand . It has a hook -shaped projection on the palmar side to which muscles of the little finger are attached. 1
abbreviation HAMATE hook-shaped 0

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

1735-45; < Latin hāmātus hooked, equivalent to hām(us) hook + -ātus -ate1

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