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Lunate bone — Bone: Lunate bone Cow chin 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=Ha … Wikipedia
lunate bone — noun one of the eight small wrist bones • Syn: ↑semilunar bone, ↑os lunatum • Hypernyms: ↑carpal bone, ↑carpal, ↑wrist bone * * * noun Etymology: probably translation of ( … Useful english dictionary
lunate bone — noun One of the carpal bones of the wrist. Syn: os lunatum, semilunar bone … Wiktionary
lunate bone — a bone of the wrist (see carpus). It articulates with the capitate and hamate bones in front, with the radius behind, and with the triquetral and scaphoid at the sides … The new mediacal dictionary
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
lunate — 1. SYN: lunar (2). 2. Relating to the l. bone. * * * lu·nate lü .nāt adj shaped like a crescent lunate n LUNATE BONE * * * lu·nate (looґnāt) [L. luna moon] moon shaped, or crescentic; see os lunatum … Medical dictionary
lunate — [ lu:neɪt] adjective crescent shaped. noun 1》 Archaeology a crescent shaped stone implement. 2》 (also lunate bone) Anatomy a crescent shaped carpal bone in the centre of the wrist. Origin C18: from L. lunatus, from luna moon … English new terms dictionary
lunate — adj. & n. adj. crescent shaped. n. a crescent shaped prehistoric implement etc. Phrases and idioms: lunate bone a crescent shaped bone in the wrist. Etymology: L lunatus f. luna moon … Useful english dictionary
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
Кость Полулунная (Lunate Bone) — кость запястья (см. Запястье). Спереди соединяется с головчатой и крючковидной костями, сзади с лучевой костью, а с боков с трехгранной и ладьевидной костями. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
