pisiform
/pahy-suh-fawrm/US // ˈpaɪ səˌfɔrm //UK // (ˈpɪsɪˌfɔːm) //
蝶形,梨形,梭形,梨形体
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : having the shape of a pea; pea-shaped.
Examples
The ulnare, intermedium and pisiform are comparatively large flattened bones, the others are small and cubical.
The bones of the proximal row are the radiale, the ulnare, and the pisiform.
The pisiform also is well developed, but there is no radial sesamoid.
The pisiform is large and several other sesamoid bones occur.
The pisiform bone, situated at the external part of the first row of bone, is prominent posteriorly.
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