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Definition of Trapezoid bone
1. Noun. The wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones.
Definition of Trapezoid bone
1. Noun. (anatomy) One of the carpal bones of the wrist. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Trapezoid bone
1. A bone in the distal row of the carpus; it articulates with the second metacarpal, trapezium, capitate, and scaphoid. Synonym: os trapezoideum, lesser multangular bone, os multangulum minus, trapezoid. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Trapezoid bone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"The trapezoid bone,' succeeding the former, is the smallest of the second row,
... The inner surface at the base articulates with the trapezoid bone, ..."
2. Holden's Manual of the dissection of the human body by Luther Holden (1893)
"The metacarpal bone of the forefinger has two: one from the trapezium, the other
from the trapezoid bone. That of the middle finger has also two, ..."
3. Manual of the dissection of the human body by Luther Holden, John Langton (1885)
"The dorsal ligaments are the stronger. The metacarpal bone of the forefinger has
two, one from the trapezium, the other from the trapezoid bone. ..."
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