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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Hand Bones > Carpal Bones > Lunate Bone
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Upper Extremity > Hand Bones > Carpal Bones > Lunate Bone

Preferred term

Lunate Bone  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bone, Semilunar
  • Bones, Semilunar
  • Os Lunatum
  • Semilunar Bone
  • Semilunar Bones

Scope note

  • A moon-shaped carpal bone which is located between the SCAPHOID BONE and TRIQUETRUM BONE.

History note

  • 2006 (1963)

In other languages

  • puolikuuluu

    Finnish

  • lunatum
  • lunatum-luu
  • lunatumluu
  • os lunatum
  • os semilunare
  • Månbenet

    Swedish

  • Semilunarben

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012667

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