hamular hook
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hamular — Hook shaped; unciform. [L. hamulus, q.v.] * * * ham·u·lar ham yə lər adj HAMATE * * * ham·u·lar (hamґu lər) shaped like a hook … Medical dictionary
hamular — hook shaped … Dictionary of ichthyology
hamular — a. hamate. ♦ hamulate, ♦ hamulose, ♦ hamulous, a. having small hook. ♦ hamulus, n. (pl. li ) small hook like projection from bristle, feather, etc … Dictionary of difficult words
hamular process — any hook shaped process in the body; see hamulus and uncus … Medical dictionary
hamular — adj. hooked, hook shaped … English contemporary dictionary
genital hook — see hamular hook, hamulus anterioris, hamulus posterioris … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hamulus — hamular, hamulate /ham yeuh layt /, hamulose /ham yeuh lohs /, hamulous, adj. /ham yeuh leuhs/, n., pl. hamuli / luy /. a small hook or hooklike process, esp. at the end of a bone. [1720 30; < L, equiv. to ham(us) hook + ulus ULE] * * * … Universalium
hamulus — Any hooklike structure. SYN: hook (2) . [L. dim. of hamus, hook] h. cochleae SYN: h. of spiral lamina. lacrimal h. [TA] the hooklike lower end of the lacrimal crest, curving between the frontal process and … Medical dictionary
hamose — /hā mōsˈ or hāˈmōs/ adjective Hooked (also hāˈmous) ORIGIN: L hāmus hook • • • hamular /hamˈū lər/ adjective Like a small hook hamˈūlate adjective Tipped with a small hook hamˈūlus noun (pl hamˈuli / lī/) (anatomy and zoology) A small hook or… … Useful english dictionary
hooked — adj 1. aquiline, falcate, falciform, Biol. uncinate, adunc, Anat. hamate, Biol. hamular, Biol. hamulate, Biol. hamulose, hook shaped, hook like; crooked, bent, flexed, bowed, arcuate, twisted, contorted; curved, incurvated, angular, curled,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
