Hamate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hamate \Ha"mate\ (h[=a]"m[asl]t), a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus
     hook.]
     Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hamate
       n : the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: {hamate
           bone}, {unciform bone}, {os hamatum}]