lunate bone

noun

One of the carpal bones of the wrist.

Similar
os lunatumsemilunar bone
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Meanings

nounlunate bone (plural lunate bones)

plural lunate bones

  1. anatomyOne of the carpal bones of the wrist.

    Synonyms: os lunatum, semilunar bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the carpal bones of the wrist.

Similar
os lunatumsemilunar bone

More synonyms by meaning

nounone of the eight small wrist bones

Similar
semilunar boneos lunatum
Broader
carpal bonecarpalwrist bone
Also see
semilunar bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan semilunar
  • semilunaros lunatum
Finnish puolikuuluu
  • puolikuuluuos lunatum
German Mondbein
  • Mondbeinos lunatum
Hungarian holdascsont
  • holdascsontos lunatum
Portuguese osso semilunar
  • osso semilunaros lunatum
Vietnamese xương nguyệt
  • xương nguyệtos lunatum
Cite this entry
APA

lunate bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunate%20bone

MLA

“lunate bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunate%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunate bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunate%20bone.

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