TRIQUETRAL


Meaning of TRIQUETRAL in English

(also ~ bone )

■ noun Anatomy a carpal bone on the outside of the wrist, articulating with the lunate, hamate, and pisiform bones.

Origin

C17: from L. triquetrus 'three-cornered' + -al .

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