os trapezium

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   the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals

   Synonymstrapeziumtrapezium bone

   Broadercarpal bone

Questions about os trapezium

What does os trapezium mean?

os trapezium means "the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals".

What is another word for os trapezium?

Close synonyms include trapezium, trapezium bone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is os trapezium a common word?