triquetral

• Nom désignant un os du carpe (poignet) qui s'articule avec l'os pisiforme, l'os hamatum et l'os lunatum.

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

1. Wrist boneC2formalmedical

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

   Os triquétrum

   • 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.

   Synonymespyramidal bone