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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral |
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PISIFORM is a 8 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | os pisiforme, pisiform bone |
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| | See Also: | | carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pi"si*form\, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F.
pisiforme.]
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform
iron ore.
\Pi"si*form\, n. (Anat.)
A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many
mammals. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.
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