pisiform bone

noun

A small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.

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os pisiformelentiform bonepisiform
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Meanings

nounpisiform bone (plural pisiform bones)

plural pisiform bones

  1. anatomyA small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.

    Synonyms: os pisiforme, lentiform bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.

Similar
os pisiformelentiform bone

More synonyms by meaning

nouna small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral

Similar
pisiformos pisiforme
Broader
carpal bonecarpalwrist bone
Also see
pisiform

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan os pisiforme
  • os pisiformeos pisiforme
Czech hrášková kost
  • hrášková kostos pisiforme
Finnish herneluu
  • herneluuos pisiforme
French os pisiforme
  • os pisiformeos pisiforme
German Erbsenbein
  • Erbsenbeinos pisiforme
Hungarian borsócsont
  • borsócsontos pisiforme
Japanese 豆状骨
  • 豆状骨 (tōjōkotsu)os pisiforme
Spanish pisiforme
  • pisiformeos pisiforme
Ukrainian горохоподібна кістка
  • горохоподібна кістка (horoxopodibna kistka)os pisiforme
Vietnamese xương đậu, xương hạt đậu
  • xương đậuos pisiforme
  • xương hạt đậuos pisiforme
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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