trapezium bone
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Trapezium (bone) — Infobox Bone Name = Trapezium (bone) Latin = os trapezium, os multangulum majus GraySubject = 54 GrayPage = 225 Caption = BONES OF HAND Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, D=Pisiform Distal: E=Trapezium, F=Trapezoid, G=Capitate,… … Wikipedia
trapezium bone lesser — trapezium bone of Lyser os trapezoideum … Medical dictionary
trapezium bone — noun the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals • Syn: ↑trapezium, ↑os trapezium • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone … Useful english dictionary
Trapezium — The word trapezium has several meanings:* The quadrilateral also known as the trapezoid (having one pair of parallel sides) * The quadrilateral having no parallel sides (USA only) * Trapezium (bone), a bone in the wrist * Trapezium (astronomy), a … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
trapezium — 1560s, from L.L. trapezium, from Gk. trapezion irregular quadrilateral, lit. a little table, dim. of trapeza table, from tra four (see FOUR (Cf. four)) + peza foot, edge, related to pous (see FOOT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
trapezium — [trə pē′zē əm, trapē′zē əm] n. pl. trapeziums or trapezia [trə pē′zēə, tra pē′zēə] [LL < Gr trapezion, trapezium, lit., small table, dim. of trapeza, table, lit., four footed bench < tra , for tetra, FOUR + peza, foot; akin to pous, FOOT] 1 … English World dictionary
Trapezium — Tra*pe zi*um, n.; pl. E. {Trapeziums}, L. {Trapezia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a little table, an irregular four sided figure, dim. of ? a table, for ?; ? (see {Tetra }) + ? foot, akin to ? foot; hence, originally, a table with four feet. See {Foot}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
Scaphoid bone — Bone: scaphoid bone Shown is the right hand, palm down (left) and palm up (right). Proximal: A=Scaphoid, B=Lunate, C=Triquetral, D=Pisiform Distal: E=Trapezium, F=Trapezoid, G=Capitate, H=Hamate 1 … Wikipedia
