Definitions for hamateˈheɪ meɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ha•mateˈheɪ meɪt(n.)
a bone of the carpus having a hooklike process projecting from the palmar surface.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of hamate:
1735–45; < L hāmātus hooked =hām(us) hook +-ātus -ate1
Princeton's WordNet
hamate, hamate bone, unciform bone, os hamatum(noun)
the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
Wiktionary
hamate(Noun)
The hamate bone.
hamate(Adjective)
Hooked at the tip.
Webster Dictionary
Hamate(adj)
hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous
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