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- noun One of the eight bones of the
wrist (carpals ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
Etymologies
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From Latin hāmātus ("hooked, crooked").
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