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pisiform


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pisiform  \Pi"si*form\,  a.  [L.  pisum  a  pea  +  -form:  cf  F. 
  pisiforme.] 
  Resembling  a  pea  or  peas  in  size  and  shape;  as  a  pisiform 
  iron  ore. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pisiform  \Pi"si*form\,  n.  (Anat.) 
  A  small  bone  on  the  ulnar  side  of  the  carpus  in  man  and  many 
  mammals.  See  Illust.  of  {Artiodactyla}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pisiform 
  n  :  a  small  wrist  bone  that  articulates  only  with  the  triquetral 
  [syn:  {pisiform  bone},  {os  pisiforme}] 




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