unciform bone

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   the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers

   Synonymshamatehamate boneos hamatum

   Broadercarpal bone

Questions about unciform bone

What does unciform bone mean?

unciform bone means "the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers".

What is another word for unciform bone?

Close synonyms include hamate, hamate bone, os hamatum. 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.