Definition of hamulus in English:

hamulus

nounPlural hamuli ˈhamjʊləsˈhamyələs

Anatomy Zoology

A small hook or hook-shaped projection, especially one of a number linking the forewings and hindwings of a bee or wasp.
Example sentencesExamples
- The tensor palatini muscle joins this muscular sling as it sweeps around the hamulus, a bony prominence of the lateral palate.
- It curves laterally at its distal end into a hook-like process, the pterygoid hamulus, around which the tendon of the Tensor veli palatini glides.
- It arises from the ulna, on its medial or volar surface, and is inserted onto the pisiform bone, the hamulus, the proximal end of the fifth metacarpal, the capsule of carpal articulations, or abductor digiti quinti.
- The maxillary process may articulate with the lacrimal hamulus.
- An enlarged hamulus may articulate with the maxillary process of the zygomatic bone.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin, diminutive of hamus 'hook'.

Definition of hamulus in US English:

hamulus

nounˈhamyələs

Anatomy Zoology

A small hook or hook-shaped projection, especially one of a number linking the forewings and hindwings of a bee or wasp.
Example sentencesExamples
- An enlarged hamulus may articulate with the maxillary process of the zygomatic bone.
- It arises from the ulna, on its medial or volar surface, and is inserted onto the pisiform bone, the hamulus, the proximal end of the fifth metacarpal, the capsule of carpal articulations, or abductor digiti quinti.
- It curves laterally at its distal end into a hook-like process, the pterygoid hamulus, around which the tendon of the Tensor veli palatini glides.
- The tensor palatini muscle joins this muscular sling as it sweeps around the hamulus, a bony prominence of the lateral palate.
- The maxillary process may articulate with the lacrimal hamulus.

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin, diminutive of hamus ‘hook’.

单词	hamulus
释义	Definition of hamulus in English: hamulus nounPlural hamuli ˈhamjʊləsˈhamyələs Anatomy Zoology A small hook or hook-shaped projection, especially one of a number linking the forewings and hindwings of a bee or wasp. Example sentencesExamples The tensor palatini muscle joins this muscular sling as it sweeps around the hamulus, a bony prominence of the lateral palate. It curves laterally at its distal end into a hook-like process, the pterygoid hamulus, around which the tendon of the Tensor veli palatini glides. It arises from the ulna, on its medial or volar surface, and is inserted onto the pisiform bone, the hamulus, the proximal end of the fifth metacarpal, the capsule of carpal articulations, or abductor digiti quinti. The maxillary process may articulate with the lacrimal hamulus. An enlarged hamulus may articulate with the maxillary process of the zygomatic bone. Origin Early 18th century: from Latin, diminutive of hamus 'hook'. Definition of hamulus in US English: hamulus nounˈhamyələs Anatomy Zoology A small hook or hook-shaped projection, especially one of a number linking the forewings and hindwings of a bee or wasp. Example sentencesExamples An enlarged hamulus may articulate with the maxillary process of the zygomatic bone. It arises from the ulna, on its medial or volar surface, and is inserted onto the pisiform bone, the hamulus, the proximal end of the fifth metacarpal, the capsule of carpal articulations, or abductor digiti quinti. It curves laterally at its distal end into a hook-like process, the pterygoid hamulus, around which the tendon of the Tensor veli palatini glides. The tensor palatini muscle joins this muscular sling as it sweeps around the hamulus, a bony prominence of the lateral palate. The maxillary process may articulate with the lacrimal hamulus. Origin Early 18th century: from Latin, diminutive of hamus ‘hook’.
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