multangular

noun

1. Either of two bones in the wrist

   The roentgenograms showed local loss of density of the navicular, the multangulars, and the cuboid.

2. Either of two bones in the wrist: — The trapezoid bone (lesser multangular).

3. Either of two bones in the wrist: — The trapezium bone (greater multangular).

Where it comes from

From mult(i)- + -angular. Compare earlier multangle, French multangulaire, and Medieval Latin multangulāris.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry multangular (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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