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uncinatum

uncinatum noun: the hamate bone.

Noun

uncinatum

  1. (obsolete) The hamate bone.

Origin of uncinatum

From New Latin [Term?], from Latin uncinatus (“hooked”). Compare uncinate.

Questions about uncinatum

What does uncinatum mean?
Uncinatum means the hamate bone.
What part of speech is uncinatum?
Uncinatum is a noun.

Words near uncinatum in the dictionary

  1. uncinate fasciculus
  2. uncinate process
  3. uncinate processes
  4. uncinated
  5. uncinately
  6. uncinatum
  7. uncincate
  8. uncinch
  9. uncinched
  10. uncinches
  11. uncinching

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