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SEMILUNAR BONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semilunar bone mean?
• SEMILUNAR BONE (noun)
The noun SEMILUNAR BONE has 1 sense:
1. one of the eight small wrist bones
Familiarity information: SEMILUNAR BONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the eight small wrist bones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
lunate bone; os lunatum; semilunar bone
Hypernyms ("semilunar bone" is a kind of...):
carpal; carpal bone; wrist bone (any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates)
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