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Definition of hamate
: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
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Dozier, 25, sustained a broken wrist while playing at Class AAA Omaha last week, fracturing the hamate bone at the base of the hand.
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He was hit in the face with a pitch in 2014 and broke the hamate bone in his left hand the following year.
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Rivera, who was sidelined for 22 games after breaking the hamate bone in his right hand in a game against Florida State on April 11, was met by trainers on the field as teammates held their breath.
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Allen is on the disabled list with a right hamate (wrist) fracture, which required surgery.
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Origin and Etymology of hamate
Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook
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hamate
noun
ha·mate
variants: or
hamate bone
Medical Definition of hamate
: 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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