OS LUNATUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does os lunatum mean? 

• OS LUNATUM (noun)
  The noun OS LUNATUM has 1 sense:

1. one of the eight small wrist bones

  Familiarity information: OS LUNATUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OS LUNATUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of the eight small wrist bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lunate bone; os lunatum; semilunar bone

Hypernyms ("os lunatum" is a kind of...):

carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)