hamate bone

• Kleiner keilförmiger Handwurzelknochen auf der Kleinfingerseite des Handgelenks, der durch einen hakenförmigen Fortsatz, den Hamulus ossis hamati, gekennzeichnet ist.

A small, wedge-shaped carpal bone located in the wrist, on the ulnar side of the hand, characterized by a hook-like process called the hamulus.

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   A small, wedge-shaped carpal bone located on the ulnar side of the wrist, distinguished by a hook-like process.

   Hakenbein

   • The hamate bone is one of the eight carpal bones in the human wrist.
   • A fracture of the hamate bone is common in baseball players.
   • The hook of the hamate bone can be palpated on the palm side of the wrist.