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OS PISIFORME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does os pisiforme mean?
• OS PISIFORME (noun)
The noun OS PISIFORME has 1 sense:
1. a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
Familiarity information: OS PISIFORME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
os pisiforme; pisiform; pisiform bone
Hypernyms ("os pisiforme" is a kind of...):
carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)
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