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lunate /lu·nate/ (loo´nāt)

1. moon-shaped or crescentic.

2. lunate bone.

lu·nate (l

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adj.

Shaped like a crescent.

lunate [loo´nāt]

1. moon-shaped or crescentic.

2. the lunate bone; see anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.

lunate

1. moon-shaped or crescentic.

2. the lunate bone. See Table 10.

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