Hamate bone | |
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![]() Left hand anterior view (palmar view). Hamate bone shown in red. | |
![]() The left hamate bone | |
Details | |
Pronunciation | /ˈheɪmət/ |
Articulations | Articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triangular medially the capitate laterally |
Identifiers | |
Latin | os hamatum |
MeSH | D051225 |
TA98 | A02.4.08.012 |
TA2 | 1259 |
FMA | 23730 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
The hamate bone (from Latin hamatus, "hooked"), or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, "hook"), Latin os hamatum and occasionally abbreviated as just hamatum,[1][2][3] is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.