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pisiform
CIDE DICTIONARY
pisiform, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F. pisiforme.].
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore. [1913 Webster]
pisiform, n.
A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pisiform, adj. pea-shaped.
Idiom
pisiform bone a small bone in the wrist in the upper row of the carpus.
Etymology
mod.L pisiformis f. pisum pea
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