Definition of hamate
: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
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The homer that broke his hamate was his 49th in four minor league seasons in the Diamondbacks and Brewers organizations.
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Long’s 2016 season was cut short by an injury to the hamate bone in his left hand that required surgery.
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Allen returned to Akron this year, but his progress was delayed four weeks into the season by a hamate bone injury in his hand.
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But that season was cut short after Stanton broke the hamate bone in his left hand.
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He was placed on the disabled list Aug. 12 and underwent surgery Aug. 15 to repair a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.
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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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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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Origin and Etymology of hamate
Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of hamate
: shaped like a hook
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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