What does "trapezoid" mean?
Trapezoid: (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.
Additional senses
- 2.Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.
- 3.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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