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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There is even more incentive to bring him back after Ozzie Albies fractured his left hamate bone. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 He was sidelined with a hamate bone fracture in his right hand. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 Wednesday’s procedure repaired a broken hamate bone in his left wrist. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025 The hamate bone in his left wrist had broken cleanly in two. Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 8 July 2025 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 30 Sep. 2025.

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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