noun
Meaning 1
The largest of the bones in the human wrist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
capitate bone
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noun
Meaning 2
the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: capitate, os capitatum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: iso ranneluu — os capitatum
- French: capitatum — os capitatum
- French: os capitatum — os capitatum
- Hungarian: fejescsont — os capitatum
- Malay: tulang kapitat — os capitatum
- Malay: kapitat — os capitatum
- Polish: kość główkowata — os capitatum
- Portuguese: capitato — os capitatum
- Portuguese: grande osso — os capitatum
- Spanish: hueso grande — os capitatum
- Vietnamese: xương cả — os capitatum