Pisiform
/ˈpaɪ.sɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a pea, especially referring to the small pea-shaped bone in the wrist.
Did you know?The pisiform is one of the wrist’s carpal bones and is also embedded within the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, making it unusual among the carpals.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
pisum
“Pea”
Classical Latin
Latin
forma
“Shape, form, or appearance”
Late Latin
Latin
pisiformis
“Pea-shaped”
17th Century
New Latin
pisiforme
“The pea-shaped carpal bone”
Modern English
English
pisiform
“Pea-shaped; specifically, the small wrist bone”