Hamate
//ˈheɪmeɪt// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The hamate bone.
- 2 the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Hooked at the end. not-comparable
Etymology
From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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