trapezium (bone)

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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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