MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Hamate Bone
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.087.319.150.400
Unique ID: D051225
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051225
Scope Note: A carpal bone located between the CAPITATE BONE and the TRIQUETRUM BONE. The hamate has a prominent process that projects anteriorly.
Entry Term(s): Hook of the Hamate; Os Hamatum
Previous Indexing: Carpal Bones (1971-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Hamate Bone MeSH Descriptor Data 2025