Definition of Lunate bone
1. Noun. One of the eight small wrist bones.
Definition of Lunate bone
1. Noun. (anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Lunate bone
1. One of the proximal row in the carpus between the scaphoid and triquetral; it articulates with the radius, scaphoid, triquetral, hamate, and capitate. Synonym: os lunatum, lunare, os intermedium. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Lunate bone
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1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Of these, the lateral, triangular, articulates with the navicular bone; the
medial, quadrilateral, with the lunate bone. The articular surface for the ulna ..."
2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The lunate bone may be distinguished by its deep concavity and crescentic outline.
... The left lunate bone. narrow, flattened, semilunar facet for ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"Two interosseous ligaments stretch across the narrow intervals between these
bones— one on each side of the lunate bone—and complete the carpal surface. ..."
4. A Text-book of Fractures and Dislocations: With Special Reference to Their by Kellogg Speed (1916)
"I am able to add a case treated this year. Then- was complete dorsal dislocation
of the lunate bone after a fall on the hands from a height. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Asiatic Society of Bengal (1875)
"... and the callosity of the lunate bone in front is at that age (as I have seen
... though the figure would suggest the idea of the lunate bone being ..."
6. The Anatomy of the human skeleton by Henry Morris, John Ernest Frazer (1914)
"The medial surface is occupied by two articular facets, of which the upper is
crescentic in shape for the lunate bone, whilst the lower is deeply concave ..."
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