hamate bone

• Os du carpe de forme cunéiforme situé du côté cubital du poignet, caractérisé par une apophyse crochue appelée l'hamulus (crochet de l'os hamatum).

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.

1. Wrist boneC2formal

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

   os hamatum

   • 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.