triquetrous bone

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• Cartilage — Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ears. * * * A connective tissue characterized… …   Medical dictionary

• tri|que|trum — «try KWEE truhm», noun, plural tra « truh». a bone of the human carpus (wrist) in the proximal row of carpal bones; the cuneiform or pyramidal. ╂[< New Latin triquetrum, neuter of Latin triquetrus; see etym. under triquetrous (Cf.… …   Useful english dictionary

• triquetrum — tri·que·trum (trī kwēʹtrəm, kwĕtʹrəm) n. pl. tri·que·tra ( kwēʹtrə, kwĕtʹrə) A bone of the wrist in the proximal row of carpal bones.   [Latin, neuter of triquetrus, three cornered. See triquetrous.]   tri·queʹtral ( trəl) adj. * * * …   Universalium

• triquetral — 1. adjective Three cornered Syn: triquetrous 2. noun The triquetral bone …   Wiktionary

• disk — 1. A round, flat plate; any approximately flat circular structure. 2. SYN: lamella (2). 3. In dentistry, a circular piece of thin paper or other material, coated with an abrasive substance, used for cutting and polishing tee …   Medical dictionary