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hamate bone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
ha-mate bone
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).

Etymology

From Latin hāmātus (“hooked, crooked”).

Inflected Forms

hamate bones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

hamatum os hamatum unciform unciform bone uncinatum hamate

Questions

What does hamate bone mean?
One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).
Where does hamate bone come from?
From Latin hāmātus (“hooked, crooked”).

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