What is "trapezoid bone"

n. (context anatomy English) One of the carpal bones of the wrist.

n. the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones [syn: trapezoid, os trapezoideum]

The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular bone) is a carpal bone in tetrapods, including humans. It is the smallest bone in the distal row. It may be known by its wedge-shaped form, the broad end of the wedge constituting the dorsal, the narrow end the palmar surface; and by its having four articular facets touching each other, and separated by sharp edges. It is homologous with the "second distal carpal" of reptiles and amphibians.