pisiform

American  

[pahy-suh-fawrm] / ˈpaɪ səˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.

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pisiform British  

/ ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

1. zoology botany resembling a pea

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noun

1. a small pealike bone on the ulnar side of the carpus

Etymology

Origin of pisiform

1760–70; < New Latin pisiformis, equivalent to pisi- (combining form representing Latin pisum pea ¹ ) + -formis -form

Example Sentences

But if you trace the pinkie edge of your hand, palm-side-up, you can feel a similar bone called the pisiform where your hand meets your wrist.

From Washington Post

Miller, who broke the pisiform bone in his wrist, is determined not to miss time.

From New York Times

Its only missing feature is the pisiform - the little knobbly bone on the outside of the wrist.

From BBC

The pisiform is large and prominent, flattened and curved; it articulates partly with the cuneiform and partly with the lower end of the radius.

From Project Gutenberg

The pisiform is called the hooked bone in some veterinary anatomies.

From Project Gutenberg