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

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Hamate Bone  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Os Hamatum

Scope note

  • A carpal bone located between the CAPITATE BONE and the TRIQUETRUM BONE. The hamate has a prominent process that projects anteriorly.

History note

  • 2006

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051225

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