hamate

ˈheɪmeɪt

Definition

Definition of hamate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

wrist bone with a hook shape near 4th and 5th fingers

TECH.

The hamate is often injured in baseball players.

hamate bone

Adjective

medical

TECH.

having a hook-like shape or end

TECH.

The hamate process is crucial for wrist movement.

hook-shaped

hooked

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hamate bone

small wrist bone near the little finger

The hamate bone is often injured in golfers.

Origin of hamate

Latin, hamatus (hooked)

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cuneiform bone

wrist anatomy

wrist bone connecting with pisiform and hamate

triquetral

wrist

carpal bone articulating with pisiform and hamate

triquetral bone

skeleton

wrist bone that connects with pisiform hamate and lunate

unciform

medical

the hamate bone in the wrist

Examples of hamate in a sentence

A repetitive swing can stress the hamate.
The hamate bone is located in the wrist.
Surgeons noted the hamate structure during the procedure.

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French:os hamatum, en forme de crochet, ...
German:Hakenbein, hakenförmig, ...
Italian:hamato, uncinato, ...
Spanish:hueso ganchoso, unciforme, ...
Portuguese:hamato, unciforme, ...
Chinese:钩骨, 钩状的, ...
Japanese:有鈎骨, 鉤状の, ...
Arabic:العظم المعقوف, مِعْقَفِيّ الشَّكْل, ...
Hebrew:הוּמֵאַט, בַּעַל צוּרַת וָו, ...
Russian:кузов, крючковатый, ...
Ukrainian:горбатий кістка, гачкоподібний, ...
Hindi:हैमेट हड्डी, हुक जैसी, ...
Bengali:হ্যামেট হাড়, হুকের মতো, ...
Catalan:os hamat, ...
Czech:hákovitá kost, hákovitý, ...
Danish:hamatum, krogformet, ...
Dutch:haakbeen, haakvormig, ...
Greek:αγκιστρωτό οστό, αγκιστρωτός, ...
Hungarian:horgascsont, kampós, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អឹងហាម៉ាត, រាងដូចទំពក់, ...
Korean:유구골, 갈고리 모양의, ...
Persian:استخوان هامات, قلاب‌دار, ...
Polish:kość haczykowata, haczykowaty, ...
Portuguese (BR):osso hamato, hamato, ...
Romanian:hamat, în formă de cârlig, ...
Swedish:krokbenet, krokformad, ...
Thai:กระดูกฮาเมต, ที่มีรูปร่างคล้ายตะขอ, ...
Turkish:hamatum kemiği, kanca şeklinde, ...
Vietnamese:xương móc, hình móc, ...

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