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pisiform

Adjective, Noun

pis=i=form

WORDNET DICTIONARY

pisiform(n = noun.body) os pisiforme, pisiform bone - a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral; Array

is a kind of carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone

pisiform, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F. pisiforme.].

Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore. [1913 Webster]

pisiform, n.

A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. [1913 Webster]

pisiform, adj. pea-shaped.

Idiom

pisiform bone a small bone in the wrist in the upper row of the carpus.

Etymology

mod.L pisiformis f. pisum pea

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