hamate
[ hey-meyt ]
/ ˈheɪ meɪt /
adjective Anatomy.
hook-shaped.
having a hooklike process.
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Origin of hamate
Words nearby hamate
hamartia, hamartiology, hamartoblastoma, hamartoma, hamas, hamate, hamba, hamba kahle, hambletonian, hambo, hambone
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Example sentences from the Web for hamate
Hamate, or Hamose, hooked; the end of a slender body bent round.
The Elements of Botany|Asa GraySpores of Bacidia umbrina to illustrate the several-celled, hyaline, hamate or spirally twisted type.
Ohio Biological Survey, Bull. 10, Vol. 11, No. 6|Bruce Fink and Leafy J. Corrington
British Dictionary definitions for hamate
hamate
/ (ˈheɪmeɪt) /
adjective
rare hook-shaped
Word Origin for hamate
C18: from Latin hāmātus, from hāmus hook
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