hamulus

hamulus /ham·u·lus/ (ham´u-lus) pl. ham´uli   [L.] hook.ham´ular

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ham·u·lus (hmy-ls)

n. pl. ham·u·li (-l)

A small hooklike projection or process, as at the end of a bone.

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hamulus

[ham′yo̅o̅·ləs] pl. hamuli

Etymology: L, little hook

1 a general term denoting a hook-shaped process.

2 hook of the hamate.

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hamulus

any hook-shaped process.

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cochlear hamulus

the hooklike process at the end of the cochlea of the internal ear.

pterygoid hamulus

the ventral extremity of the pterygoid bone around which the tendon of the tensor veli palatini is reflected.