triquetral

• Sustantivo que designa un hueso del carpo que se articula con el hueso pisiforme, el ganchoso y el semilunar.

A noun referring to a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform, hamate, and lunate bones.

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   A small, pyramid-shaped carpal bone located on the ulnar side of the wrist, which connects with the pisiform, hamate, and lunate bones.

   Hueso triquetral

   • The triquetral bone is one of the eight carpal bones in the human wrist.
   • A fracture of the triquetral often occurs from a fall onto an outstretched hand.
   • The triquetral articulates with the lunate bone medially and the hamate bone distally.

   Sinónimospyramidal bone