Medical Dictionary
lunate bone
noun
Medical Definition of LUNATE BONE
: a crescent-shaped bone that is the middle bone in the proximal row of the carpus between the scaphoid bone and the triquetral bone and that has a deep concavity on the distal surface articulating with the capitate—called also lunate, semilunar bone
Illustration of LUNATE BONE
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