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entocuniform |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Entocuneiform \En`to*cu*ne"i*form\, Entocuniform \En`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.) One of the bones of the tarsus. See {Cuneiform}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n. 1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet). 2. (Anat.) a One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first second third metatarsals. They are usually designated as external, middle, and internal, or {ectocuniform}, {mesocuniform}, and {entocuniform}, respectively. b One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the ulna; -- called also {pyramidal} and {ulnare}.
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