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trapezium (bone)

tra·pe·zi·um (bone)

the lateral (radial) bone in the distal row of the carpus; it articulates with the first and second metacarpals, scaphoid, and trapezoid bones.

Synonym(s): os trapezium [TA], greater multangular bone, os multangulum majus, trapezium (2)

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abductor pollicis brevis (muscle)
abductor pollicis brevis muscle
anatomic snuffbox
anterior scaphotrapezium ligament
Bennett fracture
bony landmark
carpometacarpal joint of thumb
lesser multangular bone
opponens pollicis (muscle)
opponens pollicis muscle
opposer muscle of thumb
os trapezium
os trapezoideum
radial eminence of wrist
Rolando fracture
scaphoid (bone)
superficial head of flexor pollicis brevis
trapezial
trapeziform

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