Examples of lunate in a Sentence
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This ligament is in the middle of the wrist between the scaphoid and lunate bones.
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Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2024
Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Latin lunatus, past participle of lunare to bend in a crescent, from luna
First Known Use
circa 1777, in the meaning defined above
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“Lunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
lunate
1 of 2 adjective
lu·nate
ˈlü-ˌnāt 
: shaped like a crescent
lunate
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