What is "capitate bone"

n. The largest of the bones in the human wrist.

n. the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal [syn: capitate, os capitatum]

The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones in the human hand, and occupies the center of the wrist. It presents, above, a rounded portion or head, which is received into the concavity formed by the scaphoid and lunate bones; a constricted portion or neck; and below this, the body. The bone is also found in many other mammals, and is homologous with the "third distal carpal" of reptiles and amphibians.