Medical Definition of Os multangulum majus

1. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. A little table, an irregular four-sided figure, dim. Of a table, for; (see Tetra-) + foot, akin to foot; hence, originally, a table with four feet. See Foot. 1. A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of which no two are parallel. 2. A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb. A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior extension of its transverse fibres. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Os Multangulum Majus

os intermaxillare
os intermedium
os intermetatarseum
os interparietale
os irregulare
os ischii
os japonicum
os lacrimale
os longum
os lunatum
os magnum
os malare
os metacarpale
os metatarsale
os multangulum majus (current term)
os multangulum minus
os nasale
os naviculare
os naviculare manus
os occipitale
os odontoideum
os orbiculare
os palatinum
os parietale
os pisiforme
os planum
os pneumaticum
os premaxillare

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