pisiform

1 9.9

A small pea-shaped bone on the little-finger side of the wrist near the palm

noun
/ˈpɪsɪfɔrm/

Specialized

: pisiforme

The pisiform bone is located at the base of the wrist near the triquetral bone.

And that corresponds to the scaphoid, lunate, triquitril, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, recapitate and hamate.

Examples

During surgery, the doctor explained how to access the pisiform bone for repairs.
Radius, ulna, pisiform.

Fiction book (2000)
And that corresponds to the scaphoid, lunate, triquitril, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, recapitate and hamate.

Ali Abdaal
In anatomical studies, the pisiform plays a crucial role in wrist movement.

Synonyms

pisiform bone

vspisiform

Specialized

9.7

A small pea-shaped bone near the little finger that touches one other wrist bone

has identical meaning but appears as a technical Latin form

os pisiforme

vspisiform

Specialized

9.9

A small pea-shaped bone on the little finger side of the wrist that touches only one other wrist bone

has identical meaning but uses the English term instead

Compounds

pisiform bone

Specialized

9.7

A small pea-shaped bone near the little finger that touches one other wrist bone

Surface Forms

pisiform singular

pisiforms plural

Morphology

pisiform = pea (semi-transparent) = pisi + form

The suffix '-form' clearly indicates 'shape' but the root 'pisi' (pea) is an obscure combining form from Latin and not obvious to most learners, making the overall word only partially transparent.

Etymology

The word pisiform comes from the Latin pisum meaning 'pea' and the part -form meaning 'shape'. So the pisiform is a small wrist bone that is 'pea-shaped'.