hamulose

[Lat. hamul (us); Eng., ., suff. -ose, from Lat. -osus.] Bot.: Covered with little hairs. hăm-u-lŭs, s. [Dimin. of Lat. ham us (q. v.).] 1. Bot.: A hooked bristle. It is found in the flower of Uncini a. 2. Anat .: A hook-like proce at the apex of the cochlea in the ear. 3. Surg.: An instrument for extracting the fetus. hamulus lachrymal is, s. Anat .: The pointed extremity of the lachrymal canal, fitting into an angle between the superior maxillary and the inferior turbinated bone. ( Quain .) hā-mus (pl. hā-mi), s. [Lat.=a hook.] [HAMATE.] Bot. (pl.): Hooks (q. v.). Hăn, s . [Ch.] Hist.: A Chinese dynasty, reigning from B. C. 20 to A. D. 25. It was founded by Lew Pang, and was succeeded by the Eastern Han Dynasty, which lasted till A. D. 237. *hăn-ăp, s. [O. Fr.] [HANAPER.] A silver or golden goblet or cup used on state occasions.