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Bone in the wrist
The pisiform bone (/ˈpaɪsɪfɔːrm/ or /ˈpɪzɪfɔːrm/), also spelled pisiforme (from the Latin pisiformis, pea-shaped), is a small knobbly, sesamoid bone that
Pisiform_bone
Bone in the wrist
medial side of the proximal row of the carpus between the lunate and pisiform bones. It is on the ulnar side of the hand, but does not directly articulate
Triquetral_bone
Eight bones that make up the wrist
trapezoid, and secondary pisiform bones) are considered to be proven accessory bones. Sometimes the scaphoid, triquetrum, and pisiform bones are divided into
Carpal_bones
sesamoid bones such as the pisiform are counted, while others, such as the hallux sesamoids, are not. Individuals may have more or fewer bones than the
List of bones of the human skeleton
List_of_bones_of_the_human_skeleton
Joint of the hand
The pisiform joint is a joint between the pisiform and triquetrum. It includes the pisohamate ligament and pisometacarpal ligament. Wolfgang Dauber; Heinz
Pisiform_joint
Nerve which runs near the ulna bone
Guyon's canal, superficial to the flexor retinaculum and lateral to the pisiform bone. Here it gives off the following branches: Superficial branch of ulnar
Ulnar_nerve
Muscle of the forearm
(After Piersol.) Bones of left forearm. Posterior aspect. Bones of the left hand. Volar surface showing its insertion into the pisiform bone and then via
Flexor_carpi_ulnaris_muscle
Carpal bone in the wrist
ulnar to it, is the pisiform bone. Adjacent on the radial side is the capitate, and proximal is the lunate bone. The hamate bone has six surfaces: The
Hamate_bone
Ligament of the wrist
of which is attached to the medial side of the triquetral bone, the other to the pisiform and flexor retinaculum. This article incorporates text in the
Ulnar carpal collateral ligament
Ulnar_carpal_collateral_ligament
Rigid organs of the skeleton of vertebrates
sesamoid bones are the patella and the pisiform. Irregular bones do not fit into the above categories. They consist of thin layers of compact bone surrounding
Bone
Muscle of the upper limb
fascia of the forearm, into the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris and pisiform bone, into the scaphoid, and into the muscles of the little finger have been
Palmaris_longus_muscle
Bone embedded within a tendon or muscle
sesamoid bone in distal portions of the second metacarpal bone and fifth metacarpal bone. In the wrist—The pisiform of the wrist is a sesamoid bone (within
Sesamoid_bone
Artery of the forearm
transverse carpal ligament on the radial side of the pisiform bone, and immediately beyond this bone divides into two branches, which enter into the formation
Ulnar_artery
Muscle in the hypothenar compartment
fingers (i.e. abduction). The abductor digiti minimi arises from the pisiform bone, the pisohamate ligament, and the flexor retinaculum. Its distal tendon
Abductor digiti minimi muscle of the hand
Abductor_digiti_minimi_muscle_of_the_hand
Anatomical feature in the wrist
Ulnar styloid fracture Distal radius fracture DRUJ arthritis Pisiform bone fractures Hamate bone fractures Carpal instability Midcarpal instability Hypothenar
Triangular_fibrocartilage
Thickened fascia over the carpal tunnel
to the bones near the radius and ulna. On the ulnar side, the flexor retinaculum attaches to the pisiform bone and the hook of the hamate bone. On the
Flexor retinaculum of the hand
Flexor_retinaculum_of_the_hand
Joints of the carpal bones of the wrist
connects the pisiform to the hamate, the other, the pisometacarpal ligament, joins the pisiform to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone. These ligaments
Intercarpal_joints
Extinct marsupial genus
are broadly similar to those of kangaroos and allies. The enlarged pisiform bone takes up half the jointing surface of the ulna. The fifth digit on the
Diprotodon
Degree of a person's skeletal development
fingers, and all of the carpal bones except the pisiform. An atlas based on knee maturation has also been compiled. The bones in the hand a wrist in a newborn
Bone_age
pterygoids Bones of the wrist: Scaphoid bone, Lunate bone, Triquetral bone, Pisiform bone, Trapezium (bone), Trapezoid bone, Capitate bone & Hamate bone Some
List_of_mnemonics
Blood vessel
the ulnar artery arises from the ulnar artery immediately above the pisiform bone, and winds backward beneath the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris;
Dorsal carpal branch of the ulnar artery
Dorsal_carpal_branch_of_the_ulnar_artery
Genus of terrestrial crocodylomorph
Terrestrisuchus was highly cursorial, adapted for running at high speeds. The pisiform bone in the wrist is notably smaller compared to early crocodyliforms such
Terrestrisuchus
Extinct clade of reptiles
bones, including an extensive connection between the scapula and the coracoid bone, the absence of the first metacarpal and the absence of a pisiform
Merriamosauria
Joint between the wrist and hand
multangular to the metacarpal bone of the thumb. The fifth runs between the adjacent margins of the triangular and pisiform bones. Occasionally the fourth
Carpometacarpal_joint
Species of pilosan mammal
These evolved traits include diminution and distal migration of the pisiform bone, with a loss of contact with the ulna; reduction of the distal end of
Hoffmann's_two-toed_sloth
Muscle of the hand
on the ulnar border of the palm of the hand, and occasionally on the pisiform bone. Palmaris brevis muscle is the only muscle innervated by the superficial
Palmaris_brevis_muscle
Bones that are as wide as they are long
Kjosness, KM; Hines, JE; Lovejoy, CO; Reno, PL (November 2014). "The pisiform growth plate is lost in humans and supports a role for Hox in growth plate
Short_bone
American baseball player (born 1985)
the pisiform bone in his right hand. He decided to pitch with the fracture, stating that "according to Wikipedia, it's not really an important bone. It
Andrew_Miller_(baseball)
crosses the flexor retinaculum of the hand on the lateral side of the pisiform bone, medial to and a little behind the ulnar artery. Some sources state
Palmar_branch_of_ulnar_nerve
Genus of oviraptorid dinosaur
oviraptorosaurs are also known to have been feathered. The evidence of pisiform bone has also been reported in a specimen referred to Citipati cf. osmolskae
Citipati
Extinct genus of lizard-like animals
characteristically wide ulnare and the retention of two centralia. A tiny pisiform bone is also preserved, much smaller than that of varanodontines. On the
Cabarzia
Extremity at the end of an arm or forelimb
consists of 27 bones: the eight short carpal bones of the wrist are organized into a proximal row (scaphoid, lunate, triquetral and pisiform) which articulates
Hand
Tendon of the hand
The pisometacarpal ligament joins the pisiform to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone. It is a continuation of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris
Pisometacarpal_ligament
Tendon of the hand
pisohamate ligament is a ligament in the hand. It connects the pisiform, a sesamoid bone in the wrist, to the hook of the hamate. It is a prolongation
Pisohamate_ligament
Overview of and topical guide to human anatomy
process Bones of hand Carpal bones Scaphoid Lunate Triquetrum Pisiform Trapezium Trapezoid Capitate Hamate Metacarpals Phalanges (hand) Sesamoid bones (hand)
Outline_of_human_anatomy
Neanderthals who lived in Turkey, the Levant, Iraq, and Iran
Since owls are opportunistic hunters and will eat any small mammal, the bone assemblage they leave behind are thought to be accurate indicators of the
Neanderthals in Southwest Asia
Neanderthals_in_Southwest_Asia
Part of the arm between the lower arm and the hand
the hand proper a total of 13 bones form part of the wrist: eight carpal bones—scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate
Wrist
Passageway through the wrist for the ulnar nerve and artery
hypothenar muscles comprise the floor. The space is medially bounded by the pisiform and pisohamate ligament more proximally, and laterally bounded by the hook
Ulnar_canal
System for classifying bone fractures
The Müller AO Classification of fractures is a system for classifying bone fractures initially published in 1987 by the AO Foundation as a method of categorizing
Müller AO Classification of fractures
Müller_AO_Classification_of_fractures
Viviane; Pääbo, Svante (March 29, 2016). "Identification of a new hominin bone from Denisova Cave, Siberia using collagen fingerprinting and mitochondrial
List_of_Neanderthal_fossils
A02-prefix MeSH codes
087.319.150.500 – lunate bone MeSH A02.835.232.087.319.150.600 – pisiform bone MeSH A02.835.232.087.319.150.750 – scaphoid bone MeSH A02.835.232.087.319
List_of_MeSH_codes_(A02)
Consists of the arm, forearm, and hand
coracobrachialis The bones forming the human upper limb are Clavicle Scapula Humerus Radius Ulna Carpal bones Scaphoid Lunate Triquetral Pisiform Trapezium Trapezoid
Upper_limb
Medical condition
performed. This relieves pressure on the newly formed wrist joint of the pisiform, hamate and capitate. Depending on the surgeon, the procedure may be performed
Kienböck's_disease
Greyhound racing event
his first round heat on 2 June but it was found that he had injured a pisiform bone. His connections announced that he would be retired. Droopys Leroy went
2005_English_Greyhound_Derby
Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate. Carpal bones: So Long To Pinky, Here Comes The Thumb: Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Hamate
List_of_anatomy_mnemonics
Structure of human wrist
to the scaphoid bone, more precisely its tubercle, as well as the ridge of trapezium. On the ulnar side, it is attached to the pisiform and hook of hamate
Carpal_tunnel
Wrist and heel bones of land vertebrates
Abbreviations: A, Scaphoid bone; B, Lunate bone; C, Triquetrum; D, Trapezium; E, Trapezoid; F, Capitatum; G, Hamatum; P, Pisiform; Cc, Central carpal; M,
Carpus and tarsus of land vertebrates
Carpus_and_tarsus_of_land_vertebrates
of the radiale (below the radius), the ulnare (below the ulna), and the pisiform (a small element below the ulna and lateral to the ulnare). The distal
Glossary_of_dinosaur_anatomy
Compression of the median nerve in the wrist
The flexor retinaculum is a strong, fibrous band that attaches to the pisiform and the hamulus of the hamate. The proximal boundary is the distal wrist
Carpal_tunnel_syndrome
Extinct genus of reptiles
bones) being much larger than the fibulae (rear lower leg bones). An additional bone, known as a pisiform, is present in each foreflipper. The bones making
Callawayia
Medical condition
isolated incidents the capitate and hamate bones are the next most common to fuse followed by the pisiform-triquetrum, trapezium-trapezoid, scaphoid-capitate
Carpal_coalition
Extinct family of seabirds
pseudotooth birds has a prominent pisiform process, which extends from the carpal trochlea far fingerwards along the bone's forward side. On the carpometacarpus'
Pelagornithidae
by Smith (2025). Napoli et al. (2025) report evidence of presence of a pisiform in two newly prepared pennaraptoran specimens from the Upper Cretaceous
2025 in archosaur paleontology
2025_in_archosaur_paleontology
Extinct family of Triassic ichthyosaurs
firmly together, with four bones in the upper row (namely the radiale, intermedium, ulnale, and pisiform) and five bones in the lower row (distal carpals)
Mixosauridae
Medical condition
proximal row is formed by the:[citation needed] Scaphoid Lunate Triquetral Pisiform From lateral to medial and when viewed from anterior, the distal row is
Wrist_osteoarthritis
well-known relationships but is not at all complete. Accessory muscle List of bones of the human skeleton List of nerves of the human body Circulatory system
List of skeletal muscles of the human body
List_of_skeletal_muscles_of_the_human_body
Extinct species of lovebird
ridge-like pisiform process, which is a derived feature unique to the Agapornis genus. There is also a continuous ridge connecting the pisiform process to
Agapornis_longipes
Extinct genus of endemic Paleogene European artiodactyls
triquetrum, and pisiform in its first row and the trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate in its second. Anoplotherium has four digit bones, but those of
Anoplotherium
Extinct genus of marine squamate reptiles
hourglass-shaped phalanges possessed by mosasaurines.[page needed] The pisiform appears to be either unossified or absent in tylosaurines. The functional
Tylosaurus
Extinct genus of ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur known from England and Germany
merged with facets for two wrist bones, the intermedium and the ulnare. The facet for the pisiform, another wrist bone, was small and triangular, and was
Acamptonectes
Surgery to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome
wide ligament that runs across the hand, from the scaphoid bone to the hamate bone and pisiform. It forms the roof of the carpal tunnel, and when the surgeon
Carpal_tunnel_surgery
Extinct species of ape from Miocene Europe
with the ulnar styloid, and the crevice inserting meniscus attachment and pisiform facet is distally shifted. The holotypic individual is estimated to have
Pierolapithecus
Extinct genus of birds
parallel to the trochlea carpalis and is not tilted towards the bottom; the pisiform process is wide and unpointed; and a small knob is present above the caudal
Garganornis
Extinct genus of bird
modern swifts, but with different osteological details. For instance, the pisiform process does not create a trough that receives the tendons of the finger-flexing
Scaniacypselus
Geologic formation in Antarctica
Jordi Alexis Garcia; Agnolín, Federico L.; Novas, Fernando (2017-07-11). "Bone microstructure of Vegavis iaai (Aves, Anseriformes) from the Upper Cretaceous
López_de_Bertodano_Formation
Extinct genus of carnivoran mammal
and fossorial taxa. Among the wrist bones, the left cuneiform is similar to that of raccoons, and the left pisiform possesses a large head, which protrudes
Eoarctos
Extinct genus of reptiles
ulna and radius still have a shaft as with land animals. In the wrist the pisiform is about as large as the ulnar carpal, not much smaller or absent. The
Chaohusaurus
pilomotor pilus pineal body pineal gland pinna piriformis piriform sinus pisiform pituitary gland placenta plantar aponeurosis platysma muscle pleura plexus
Index_of_anatomy_articles
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English kne ‘knee’ (Old English cnÄ“ow) + bone ‘bone’ (Old English bÄn), presumably a nickname for someone with nobbly knees.
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from the medieval personal name Bonettus, a diminutive of Latin bonus ‘good’.French : occasionally, a Gascon variant of Bonneau.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a milliner, or a nickname for a wearer of unusual headgear, from Middle English bonet, Old French bon(n)et ‘bonnet’, ‘hat’. This word is found in medieval Latin as abonnis, but is of unknown origin.In Germany the name was borne by Waldensians, of French origin.A Bonnet from the Charente region of France is documented in Montreal in 1670 with the secondary surname Lafortune.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from a nickname meaning ‘good’, from Old French bon ‘good’. Compare Bone 1.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Bohon in La Manche, France, of obscure etymology.Dutch : from Middle Dutch bone, boene ‘bean’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a bean grower or a nickname for a man of little importance (broad beans having been an extremely common crop in the medieval period), or possibly for a tall thin man (with reference to the runner bean).The renowned American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734–1820) was born in Reading, PA, into a Quaker family. His grandfather was a weaver who had emigrated from Exeter in England to Philadelphia in 1717.
Girl/Female
Biblical
A bone.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bone 1.German : perhaps from Bunde 1.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Elevation of the jaw-bone.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname derived from German drei ‘three’, Middle High German drī(e), with the addition of the suffix -er. This was the name of a medieval coin worth three hellers (see Heller), and it is possible that the German surname may have been derived from this word. More probably, the nickname is derived from some other connection with the number three, too anecdotal to be even guessed at now.North German and Scandinavian : occupational name for a turner of wood or bone, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German dreien, dregen ‘to turn’. See also Dressler.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name from Yiddish dreyer ‘turner’, or a nickname from a homonym meaning ‘swindler, cheat’.English : variant spelling of Dryer.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname meaning ‘good’, from Old French bon ‘good’.English : nickname for a thin man, from Middle English bÅn ‘bone’ (Old English bÄn; compare Bain 2).Hungarian (Bóné) : from bóné denoting a particular kind of fishing net, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or perhaps for a maker of such nets.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern English
Scottish and northern English : nickname meaning ‘bones’. Compare Bain 2.Scottish : reduced form of McBane, with English patronymic -s.English, of Welsh origin : Anglicized form of Welsh ab Einws ‘son of Einws’, a pet form of the personal name Einon (see Eynon).English : from a derivative of Bain.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bone 1.German : variant of Bonitz.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for a maker of objects of wood, metal, or bone by turning on a lathe, from Anglo-Norman French torner (Old French tornier, Latin tornarius, a derivative of tornus ‘lathe’). The surname may also derive from any of various other senses of Middle English turn, for example a turnspit, a translator or interpreter, or a tumbler.English : nickname for a fast runner, from Middle English turnen ‘to turn’ + ‘hare’.English : occupational name for an official in charge of a tournament, Old French tornei (in origin akin to 1).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name from a place called Turno or Turna, in Poland and Belarus, or from the city of Tarnów (Yiddish Turne) in Poland.Translated or Americanized form of any of various other like-meaning or like-sounding Jewish surnames.South German (T(h)ürner) : occupational name for a guard in a tower or a topographic name from Middle High German turn ‘tower’, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places named Thurn, for example in Austria.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bone 2.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Bone, of Latinate origin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English bani ‘bony’, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. Compare Bain 2.Americanized spelling of south German and Swiss Bä(h)ni, from a pet form of the personal name Bernhard.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Which is all bone.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Bone of a bone, our strength'.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a swift runner, from northern Middle English ray ‘roebuck’ + bane, bone ‘bone’, ‘leg’.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : nickname from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle’, ‘courteous’, ‘handsome’ (Old French bonnaire, from the phrase de bon(ne) aire ‘of good bearing or appearance’, from which also comes modern English debonair).Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius.Swedish : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : nickname for a fair-haired person, from Gaelic bà n ‘white’, ‘fair’. This is a common name in the Highlands, first recorded in Perth in 1324.Northern English : nickname meaning ‘bone’, probably bestowed on an exceptionally tall, lean man, from Old English bÄn ‘bone’. In northern Middle English -Ä- was preserved, whereas in southern dialects (which later became standard), it was changed to -Å-.Northern English : nickname for a hospitable person, from northern Middle English beyn, bayn ‘welcoming’, ‘friendly’ (Old Norse beinn ‘straight’, ‘direct’).English and French : metonymic occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house, from Middle English, Old French baine ‘bath’.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a Roman bath, from Old French baine ‘bath’ or a habitational name from a place in Ille-et-Vilaine, named with this word.Possibly an altered spelling of North German Behn.George Luke Scobie Bain (1836–91) was born in Stirling, Scotland. He ran away to sea and successively lived and worked in Portland, ME, Chicago, and St. Louis, where he was a miller and flour merchant and a very prominent citizen.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Kankalini | கநà¯à®•ாலிநீ
One with necklace of bones
Kankalini | கநà¯à®•ாலிநீ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from the adjective bony, denoting a scrawny individual with prominent bones.
PISIFORM BONE
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Girl/Female
Tamil
New bright light.aries sign
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cupid, Follower of Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Liberation from All Bonds
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Peace
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Restorer
Male
Italian
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Latin Faustinus, FAUSTINO means "lucky."
Boy/Male
Dutch Scandinavian
Bear.
Boy/Male
German
Leader of the people.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Young Horse; Frisky; Part of a Plough
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Be Sympathetic
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imp. & p. p.
of Misform
a.
Having the form of a vessel, or duct.
a.
Resembling a palus; as, the paliform lobes of the septa in corals.
a.
Resembling hairs or down.
a.
Somewhat pyriform.
a.
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform iron ore.
a.
Having the form of a fish; resembling a fish.
n.
A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many mammals. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
a.
Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.
n.
The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.
a.
Having the shape of a bear.
a.
Bearing a spine; spiniform.
a.
Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe.
a.
Of or pertaining to Piciformes.
a.
Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Misform
a.
Like a sword; ensiform.
a.
Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
n.
The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; -- sometimes called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid process.
a.
Having the form of a thread; filiform.