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Meaning of "hamulus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAMULUS

From Latin: a little hook, from hāmus hook.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HAMULUS

ˈhæmjʊləs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMULUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hamulus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAMULUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hamulus

Hamus, Hamulus and words derived from them, are morphological or anatomical terms in various branches of biology. They describe structures functioning as, or in the form of, hooks or hooklets.

Definition of hamulus in the English dictionary

The definition of hamulus in the dictionary is a hook or hooklike process at the end of some bones or between the fore and hind wings of a bee or similar insect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMULUS

altocumulus · cirrocumulus · cumulous · cumulus · emulous · famulus · fractocumulus · hamulous · interstimulus · limulus · mimulus · poststimulus · ramulous · ramulus · Romulus · stimulus · stratocumulus · tremulous · tumulus · untremulous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMULUS

hamshackle · hamster · hamstring · hamstring injury · hamstrung · Hamsun · hamular · hamulate · hamuli · hamulose · hamulous · hamza · hamzah · Han · Han Cities · Han Fei Zu · Han-k´ou · hanap · hanaper

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMULUS

annulus · calculus · colliculus · conditioned stimulus · differential calculus · dracunculus · elastic modulus · fumulus · funiculus · glomerulus · homunculus · integral calculus · modulus · oculus · opulus · precalculus · ranunculus · regulus · unconditioned stimulus · Young´s modulus

Synonyms and antonyms of hamulus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hamulus» into 25 languages

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钩状突起
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hamulus
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hamulus
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شص
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крючка
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hamulus
270 millions of speakers
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hamulus
260 millions of speakers
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hamulus
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Hamulus
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hamulus
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hamulus
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hamulus
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Hamulus
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hamulus
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hamulus
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रक्तस्राव
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kemik ucu kancası
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hamulus
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hamulus
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гачка
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMULUS»

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Diagnostic Imaging of the Hand
In injuries of the hamate, whether caused by direct or indirect force, fractures of the hook (hamulus) of the hamate are differentiated from fractures of the hamate body, which are rarer. Types of fractures are deduced radiologically from their ...
Rainer Schmitt, Ulrich Lanz, 2011
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Implants and Restorative Dentistry
The portion of the soft palate of primary interest to the surgeon is the area near the hamulus. When a tuberopterygoid implant (Structure- or Diskimplant") is planned, the incision must be extended to the bulge formed by the hamulus.
Gerard M Scortecci, Carl E Misch, Klaus-Ulrich Benner, 2001
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The Osteology of Infants and Children
1 5 years, bottom): a, hamulus; b, fourth metacarpal facet; c, fifth metacarpal facet; d, triquetral facet; e, lunate facet; f, capitate facet. the bone is wedged between the triquetral and capitate, giving it a somewhat triangular shape. The hamate is ...
Brenda J. Baker, Tosha L. Dupras, Matthew W. Tocheri, 2005
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
One genus, Hamulus, belonging to the subkingdom Vermes, or worms, became extinct. Some of the smaller forms of life, such as Foraminifera, Bryozoa, and Ostracoda, have not been studied critically, and it is not known what changes may ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1924
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Mollusca — Continued. Molluaca — Continued. Gyrodes abyssina (Morton). a. Echinodermata: Cassidulus subquadratus Conrad, a be. Vermes : Serpula cretacea (Conrad). a be. S. sp. (nearly straight tube). a be. Hamulus onyx Morton, a be.
‎1914
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The fauna of the Ripley formation on Coon creek, Tennessee
onyx Morton and should be included in the genus Hamulus. Occurrence: Ripley formation, Dave Weeks place on Coon Creek, McNairy County, Tenn. Collections : Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, ...
Bruce Wade, Tennessee. Division of Geology, 1926
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New Records & Descriptions of Upper Cretaceous & Eocene ...
Class CHAETOPODA Order Tubicola . Family SERPULIDAE Hamulus walkerensis praecursor new subspecies Figs. I. 2. Known only from the fillings of its tubes. These are straight and gently tapering. No example showing the posterior ...
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The flora of the Ripley formation
Phylum VERMES Class ANNELIDA Order POLYCHAETA Suborder TUBICOIA Family SERPULIDAE Oenus HAMULUS Morton 1834. Hamulus. Morton, Synopsis of the organic remains of the Cretaceous group of the United States, p. 73.
Edward Wilber Berry, 1925
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Hamulus onyx Morton. Stephenson, North Carolina Geol. and Ecou. Survey, vol. 5, p. 76, pi. 10, flg. 11. 1926. Hamulus onyx Morton. Stephenson, Alabama Geol. Survey, Special Kept. 14, p. 250, pi. 92, fig. 2. 1926. Hamulus onyx Morton.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
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Lasts Anatomy Regional and Applied
Through the gap above this band passes the tendon of tensor palati as it hooks around the base of the hamulus (Fig. 6.1 1). From the tip of the hamulus the pterygomandibular raphe extends to the mandible just above the posterior end of the ...
Mcminn, 2003

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMULUS»

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MC must protect doctors
“The appearances support the contention that the pterygoid hamuluses are asymmetrical and hamulus-related pain is a recognised pain ... «Irish Medical Times, Jan 13»
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