Associations to the word «Pisiform»

Wiktionary

PISIFORM, adjective. Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape
PISIFORM, noun. A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
PISIFORM BONE, noun. (anatomy) A small knobbly, pea-shaped sesamoid bone of the wrist.

Dictionary definition

PISIFORM, noun. A small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats