: a bone on the inner side of the second row of the carpus in mammals
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebYankees: Boone said OF Andrew Benintendi, hurt on a swing Friday, will have surgery to repair a broken hook of the right hamate bone. Mark Didtler, ajc, 4 Sep. 2022 Jose Barrero is expected to miss the start of the 2022 season because of a hamate injury in his left hand. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2022 Aquino, who had surgery to repair the hamate in his left hand in April, played in six rehab games at Triple-A Louisville. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 13 June 2021 That led to a hairline fracture of his hamate bone in his left hand. Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2022 That led to a hairline fracture of his hamate bone in his left hand. Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2022 The Reds have Jose Barrero, who is recovering from hamate surgery, as a potential long-term solution at shortstop. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 3 May 2022 That led to a hairline fracture of his hamate bone in his left hand. Doug Ferguson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2022 Shortstop Jose Barrero had surgery on March 22 to remove the hook of the hamate in his right hand. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Latin hamatus hooked, from hamus hook
First Known Use
1924, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hamate 1 of 2
adjective
ha·mate
ˈhā-ˌmāt also ˈham-ət
: shaped like a hook
hamate
2 of 2
noun
variants or hamate bone
: a bone on the little-finger side of the second row of the carpus in mammals