See Also: hamate(dictionary)
hamate bone(medicine)
hamate fracture(medicine)
hook of hamate bone(medicine)

hamate (iou)



hamate adjective. E18.
[Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook: see -ATE2.]
Having hooks; hook-shaped; spec. (Anatomy) designating one of the bones of the wrist, having an anterior hooked process.
Also hamated adjective (now rare or obsolete) L17.