pisiform (redirected from Pisiform bones)

pi·si·form  (ps-fôrm)

adj.

Resembling a pea in size or shape.

n.

A small bone at the junction of the ulna and the carpus.

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[Latin psum, pea; see pea + -form.]

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pisiform [ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Zoology Botany resembling a pea

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a small pealike bone on the ulnar side of the carpus

[via New Latin from Latin pīsum pea + forma shape]

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pisiform - Shaped like a pea.

See also related terms for pea.

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pisiform - a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral os pisiforme, pisiform bone carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates