trapezoid
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9.5
- noun
- /trəˈpɛzɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
hueso trapezoide
- And that corresponds to the scaphoid, lunate, triquitril, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, recapitate and hamate.
And that corresponds to the scaphoid, lunate, triquitril, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, recapitate and hamate.
- And that corresponds to the scaphoid, lunate, triquitril, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, recapitate and hamate.
Examples
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The doctor explained that the injury involved the trapezoid bone in the wrist.
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In a detailed anatomy lesson, we learned about the trapezoid bone's location in the hand.
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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the trapezoid among the wrist bones.
Synonyms
A small bone in the wrist under the base of the index finger
A small bone in the wrist near the base of the index finger
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
trapezoid = trapez + oid
Although formed from the same combining form and suffix, the anatomical sense (a specific wrist bone) is a specialized name that learners cannot derive from the components.
Etymology
Trapezoid for the wrist bone comes from the same Greek root trapezion, meaning 'little table', because the small bone was thought to look like a tiny four-sided table. So the name points to the bone's shape and helps you remember where it sits in the hand.