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ulnare

ulnare


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ulnare  \Ul*na"re\,  n.;  pl  {Ulnaria}.  [NL.  See  {Ulna}.]  (Anat.) 
  One  of  the  bones  or  cartilages  of  the  carpus,  which 
  articulates  with  the  ulna  and  corresponds  to  the  cuneiform  in 
  man. 
 
  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}.