space of Destot

English

Etymology

Named for scientist Étienne Destot (1864-1918).

Noun

space of Destot (plural spaces of Destot)

  1. (anatomy) The space in the wrist bounded by the hamate, capitate, triquetral and lunate bones.
    • 1953, Acta Radiologica:
      It has been referred to by the French as the "space of Destot" (Barbet, 1948) and will be termed here the "medial intercarpal space".[1]

See also

References
  1. O'Rahilly, Ronan (1953 May) “Epitriquetrum, Hypotriquetrum, and Lunatoriquetrum”, in Acta Radiologica‎, volume os-39, number 5, →DOI, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, retrieved January 19, 2017, page 401
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