What does "trapezoid" mean?

Trapezoid: (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second metacarpal, or index finger.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the clavicle.
  2. 3.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as, the trapezoid line.

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