About The Word Trapezium
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Trapezium
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What's The Definition Of Trapezium?
[n] the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
[n] a multiple star in the constellation of Orion [n] (in US) a quadrilateral with no parallel sides Synonyms | Synonyms for Trapezium: os trapezium | the Trapezium | trapezium bone Related Terms | Find terms related to Trapezium: See Also | carpal | carpal bone | multiple star | quadrangle | quadrilateral | tetragon | wrist bone Trapezium In Webster's Dictionary \Tra*pe"zi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Trapeziums}, L.
{Trapezia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a little table, an irregular
four-sided figure, dim. of ? a table, for ?; ? (see {Tetra-})
+ ? foot, akin to ? foot; hence, originally, a table with
four feet. See {Foot}.]
1. (Geom.) A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of
which no two are parallel.
2. (Anat.)
(a) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first
metacarpal, or thumb.
(b) A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just
back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by
the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.
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