hamate

noun

ha·​mate ˈhā-ˌmāt How to pronounce hamate (audio)
: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals

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Mitchell will not play after undergoing surgery to repair a right hamate bone fracture. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025 Just last week, the Mets learned catcher Francisco Alvarez needed surgery to repair a fractured left hamate bone and will be out for six to eight weeks. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Alvarez will join pitchers Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea on the injured list at the start of the season with a fractured hamate bone in left hand. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025 However, a hamate bone fracture prevented him from playing for Salem and ended a potential breakout campaign. Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hamate

Word History

Etymology

Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hamate was in 1924

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“Hamate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hamate. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

hamate

1 of 2 adjective
ha·​mate
ˈhā-ˌmāt also ˈham-ət
: shaped like a hook

hamate

2 of 2 noun
variants or hamate bone
: a bone on the little-finger side of the second row of the carpus in mammals

called also unciform, unciform bone

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