hamate

• Nom désignant l'os crochu, un os du carpe situé dans le poignet, aligné avec le quatrième et le cinquième doigts.

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.

   Os hamatum (os crochu)

   • 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.

   Synonymeshamate bone