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ha·mate  (hmt)

adj. Anatomy

Hooked at the tip.

n.

A small, hook-shaped carpal bone of the wrist. Also called unciform.

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[Latin hmtus, from hmus, hook.]

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hamate [ˈheɪmeɪt]

adj

Rare hook-shaped

[from Latin hāmātus, from hāmus hook]

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hamate - the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers hamate bone, os hamatum, unciform bone carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone - any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates