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CAPITATE BONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
Synonyms:
capitate; capitate bone; os capitatum
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Hypernyms ("capitate bone" is a kind of...):
carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)