hamate

noun

ha·​mate ˈhā-ˌmāt 

: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals

Examples of hamate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino left the game with a hamate injury in his right hand in the fifth inning. —Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026

Ramírez sustained a fractured left hamate bone leading off the fifth inning in the Guardians' 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers. —ABC News, 13 June 2026

Rivero was diagnosed with a broken hamate bone in his left hand on Wednesday, an injury that the Angels catcher expects to keep him out for around four weeks. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Outfielder Grant McCray has a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hamate

• dammit
• gamut

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