ha|mate

ha|mate
ha|mate «HAY mayt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with a bone of the human carpus or wrist, closest to the ulna in the distal row.
2. a) shaped like a hook. b) having a hooklike part.
–n.
[< Latin hāmātus having a hook; hook-shaped < hāmus hook]

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