hamate

American  

[hey-meyt] / ˈheɪ meɪt /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. hook-shaped.

2. having a hooklike process.

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hamate British  

/ ˈheɪmeɪt /

adjective

1. rare hook-shaped

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Etymology

Origin of hamate

1735–45; < Latin hāmātus hooked, equivalent to hām ( us ) hook + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez, for example, returned four weeks and one day after getting surgery to remove his fractured right hamate in 2019.

From Los Angeles Times

Now Mike Trout is out after hamate surgery and Shohei Ohtani has a blistered finger that will keep him from pitching in the All-Star Game.

From Los Angeles Times

The Angels star has only played in one game since fracturing his left hamate bone on July 3.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike Tommy John surgery, which usually sidelines pitchers for around 18 months, players who undergo hamate operations typically return to the field within eight weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

A 2020 study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine of 261 players found a small but statistically significant decline in offensive production after hamate surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal