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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Trout suffered a strained calf in 2021, a back injury in 2022, a fractured hamate in 2023 and now this knee injury. Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 30 July 2024 In a game against the Padres on July 4, Trout fractured his left hamate bone and Rendon fouled a pitch so hard off his shin that his tibia fractured (a diagnosis not revealed to members of the media until September). Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023 The three-time AL MVP has played just one game since fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand July 3. BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023 The Angels center fielder fractured his left hamate bone in a game on July 3, had surgery and returned on Aug. 22. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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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