centrale

noun

cen·​tra·​le

sen‧ˈtrā(ˌ)lē,

-al(ˌ)ē,

-ä(ˌ)lē

plural centralia

-lēə

: a bone in the carpus or tarsus situated between the proximal and distal rows of bones, in humans that of the carpus usually fusing with the navicular and that of the tarsus being replaced by the navicular

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, neuter of centralis central

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