hamate

• Sustantivo que designa un hueso de la muñeca (carpo) situado en la fila distal, alineado con el cuarto y quinto dedos; también se refiere a dicho hueso por su forma de gancho.

A noun referring to a carpal bone in the wrist that is located in line with the fourth and fifth fingers.

1. Wrist boneC1formalmedical

   A small, hook-shaped carpal bone in the wrist, located in line with the fourth and fifth fingers.

   Hueso ganchoso

   • The hamate bone can be fractured during a fall onto an outstretched hand.
   • In anatomy class, we studied the relationship between the hamate and the metacarpals.
   • Surgery was required to repair a damaged hamate in the athlete's wrist.
   • The hook of the hamate is a common site of injury in golfers.

   Sinónimoshamate bone