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‖ hamulus|ˈhæmjuːləs|
Pl. hamuli |-aɪ|.
[L. hāmulus, dim. of hāmus a hook.]
a. Anat., Zool., and Bot. A small hook or hook-like process, as in certain bones, in feathers, etc.; in Bot. a hooked bristle.
b. Obstetric Surg. A hook-shaped instrument for extracting the fœtus.
1727–51in Chambers Cycl. 1855Holden Hum. Osteol. (1878) 101 The external or orbital surface has a vertical ridge upon it which terminates below in a small lancet-like process or tongue, termed hamulus. 1886Syd. Soc. Lex., Hamulus..The hook-like portion of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone. Also, a term for the unciform bone. |