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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

tissue go
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

animal tissue go
the tissue in the bodies of animals

connective tissue go
tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells

bone, os go
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone
any of the eight small bones of the wrist of primates

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8 Subcategories

scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum, navicular go
the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
lunate bone, semilunar bone, os lunatum go
one of the eight small wrist bones
triquetral, triquetral bone, os triquetrum, cuneiform bone, pyramidal bone go
a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones
pisiform, pisiform bone, os pisiforme go
a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
trapezium, trapezium bone, os trapezium go
the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
trapezoid, trapezoid bone, os trapezoideum go
the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
capitate, capitate bone, os capitatum go
the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metacarpus
hamate, hamate bone, unciform bone, os hamatum go
the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers