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pisometacarpal ligament (medicine)


pisometacarpal ligament
<anatomy> A strong fibrous band extending from the pisiform bone to the base of the fifth metacarpal bone; this ligament, together with the pisohamate ligament, forms the tendon of insertion of the flexor carpi ulnaris, in which the pisiform bone is like a sesamoid bone.

Synonym: ligamentum pisometacarpeum.


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in ancient Greek stories, the wife of Odysseus, who remained faithful to him for more than 20 years while he was away from Home, fighting in the Trojan War