Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, pertaining to the outermost cuneiform bone; ectosphenoid.
- noun The outermost one of the three cuneiform or wedge-shaped bones of the distal row of tarsal bones; the ectocuneiform or ectosphenoid bone of the foot. See cut under
foot .
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- noun anatomy One of the
bones of thetarsus .
Etymologies
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ecto- + cuneiform
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Cub., cuboid; Ecc., ectocuneiform; Enc., entocuneiform; doi: 10.1371 / journal. pone.0004366.g011
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The deeply concave navicular has a proximal keel for articulation with the astragalus, and distal facets for articulation with the ento -, meso -, and ectocuneiform (
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