What is "hamate bone"

n. One of the eight bones of the wrist (carpals).

n. the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers [syn: hamate, unciform bone, os hamatum]

The hamate bone or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, "hook") is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.