hamate

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Hooked at the end.

Noun

The hamate bone.

Concepts

hamatum

Hamatum

Synonymes

hamate bone

unciform bone

hooked

os hamatum

Traductions

os hamate

hamato

Osso hamato

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈheɪmeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin hamus (“hook”) + -ate (adjective forming suffix); the noun is a back-formation from hamate bone, see -ate (noun-forming suffix).