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Definition of Triquetral
1. Noun. A wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones.
Generic synonyms: Carpal, Carpal Bone, Wrist Bone
Definition of Triquetral
1. a. Triquetrous.
Definition of Triquetral
1. Adjective. Three-cornered ¹
2. Noun. (anatomy) The triquetral bone ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Triquetral
Literary usage of Triquetral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... wings moderate, fourth and fifth quills the longest ; tongue very short,
triquetral. Description.—Old Male.—Two parallel rows of long feathers form an ..."
2. Mammalian Anatomy: With Special Reference to the Cat by Alvin Davison, Frank Albert Stromsten (1917)
"The triquetral articulates with the ulna, hamate form, pisiform, ... It projects
prominently laterad from the triquetral and articulates with the ulna and ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"... lunate, and triquetral bones, and the interosseous ligaments which connect
them together. The opposed surfaces are retained in apposition by an ..."
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