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Meaning of PISIFORM

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
 
 Synonyms: os pisiforme, pisiform bone
 
 See Also: carpal, carpal bone, wrist bone

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Pi"si*form\, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F.
    pisiforme.]
    Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform
    iron ore.
    
  2. \Pi"si*form\, n. (Anat.)
    A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many
    mammals. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.
    
 

 

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