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hamate
[ hey-meyt ]
/ Ëheɪ meɪt /
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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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How to use hamate in a sentence
Spores 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. CorringtonHamate, or Hamose, hooked; the end of a slender body bent round.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for hamate
hamate
/ (Ëheɪmeɪt) /
adjective
rare hook-shaped
Word Origin for hamate
C18: from Latin hÄmÄtus, from hÄmus hook
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Medical definitions for hamate
hamate
[ hÄâ²mÄtâ² ]
n.
A bone on the medial side of the carpus, articulating with the fourth and fifth metacarpal, triquetrum, lunate, and capitate bones.unciform bone
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