Definition of Cuneiform bone

1. Noun. A wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones.


Definition of Cuneiform bone

1. Noun. (anatomy) Any one of three wedge-shaped bones of the foot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Cuneiform bone

1. See: triquetral bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, lateral cuneiform bone, medial cuneiform bone. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuneiform Bone

cundies
cundum
cundums
cundurango
cundy
cuneal
cuneate
cuneate fasciculus
cuneate funiculus
cuneate leaf
cuneate nucleus
cuneated
cuneately
cuneatic
cuneiform
cuneiform bone (current term)
cuneiform bones
cuneiform cartilage
cuneiform cataract
cuneiform lobe
cuneiform tubercle
cuneiformist
cuneiformists
cuneiforms
cuneocerebellar tract
cuneocuboid
cuneocuboid joint
cuneocuboid ligaments
cuneometatarsal joints
cuneonavicular

Literary usage of Cuneiform bone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1897)
"The Synovial Membrane between the internal cuneiform bone and the first metatarsal bone is a distinct sac. The synovial membrane between the middle and ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The ternal surface presents posteriorly a smooth facet for articulation with the external cuneiform bone. The superior surface forms tho base of the wedge ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"B. Postero-lateral view. cuneiform bone. The dorsal surface forms the base of the wedge; it is quadrilateral and rough for the attachment of ligaments. ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Each cuneiform bone is connected with one, and the cuboid bone with two, of these metatarsal bones. Behind, they are close together, but as they run ..."

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