What is "pisiform"

Pisiform \Pi"si*form\, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F. pisiforme.] Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore.

Pisiform \Pi"si*form\, n. (Anat.) A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.

a. Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape n. A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus

n. a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral [syn: pisiform bone, os pisiforme]