noun
any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates
• Syn: ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone
• Hyponyms:
↑scaphoid bone, ↑os scaphoideum, ↑navicular, ↑lunate bone, ↑semilunar bone, ↑os lunatum, ↑triquetral, ↑triquetral bone, ↑os triquetrum, ↑cuneiform bone, ↑pyramidal bone, ↑pisiform, ↑pisiform bone, ↑os pisiforme, ↑trapezium, ↑trapezium bone, ↑os trapezium, ↑trapezoid, ↑trapezoid bone, ↑os trapezoideum, ↑capitate, ↑capitate bone, ↑os capitatum, ↑hamate, ↑hamate bone, ↑unciform bone, ↑os hamatum
• Part Holonyms: ↑wrist, ↑carpus, ↑wrist joint, ↑radiocarpal joint, ↑articulatio radiocarpea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.