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lunate

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lunate /lu·nate/ (loo´nāt)
1. moon-shaped or crescentic.
2. lunate bone.

lu·nate (lnt)
adj.
Shaped like a crescent.

lunate
1. moon-shaped or crescentic.
2. the lunate bone. See Table 10.


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The potentiometer was placed on the center of the subject's wrist, which was defined as the palpable groove between the lunate and capitate bones.
Tests of accessory movements of the carpal bones, especially the lunate and capitate, resulted in crepitus and decreased mobility.
 
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