Unciform Bone (Noun)
Meaning
The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The unciform bone, along with the pisiform and hook of the hamate, forms the triquetrum complex in the wrist.
- The unciform bone plays a crucial role in flexion, extension, and rotation of the wrist.
- Anatomically, the unciform bone is situated distally in line with the 4th and 5th fingers.
- When it arises from two separate parts, a rare congenital anomaly occurs in the unciform bone.
- The unciform bone is also referred to as the lunate bone's complementary counterpart in the distal wrist complex.