cuboid bone
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Cuboid bone — Bone: Cuboid bone The left cuboid. Antero medial view … Wikipedia
Cuboid bone — The cuboid bone is the outer bone in the instep of the foot. It is called the cuboid bone because it is shaped like a cube. The cuboid bone articulates posteriorly (it has a joint in back) with the calcaneus (the heel bone) and anteriorly (it has … Medical dictionary
cuboid bone — noun the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑tarsus * * * cuboid bone noun (anatomy) (in the foot) the outer bone of the tarsus connected to the heel bone and the fourth and fifth metatarsal… … Useful english dictionary
cuboid bone — the outer bone of the tarsus, which articulates with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones in front and with the calcaneus (heel bone) behind … The new mediacal dictionary
Cuboid Syndrome — Cuboid Syndrome, or Cuboid Subluxation, describes a condition that results from injury to the joints and ligaments in the vicinity of the cuboid bone, one of seven tarsal bones of the human foot.This condition often manifests in the form of… … Wikipedia
Cuboid syndrome — or cuboid subluxation describes a condition that results from injury to the joints and ligaments in the vicinity of the cuboid bone, one of seven tarsal bones of the human foot. This condition often manifests in the form of lateral (little toe… … Wikipedia
Cuboid — Cu boid (k? boid), a. [Cube + oid: cf. Gr. ???.] (Anat.) Cube shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot. n. (Anat.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth toes. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuboid — [kyo͞o′boid΄] adj. [Gr kyboeidēs: see CUBE1 & OID] 1. shaped like a cube 2. designating a cubelike tarsal bone on the outside of the foot between the metatarsals and the calcaneus n. 1. a six sided figure each face of which is a rectangle … English World dictionary
Bone fracture — Classification and external resources Internal and external views of an arm with a compound fracture, both before and after surgery. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
cuboid — cu·boid kyü .bȯid adj 1) relating to or being the cuboid <the cuboid bone> 2) shaped approximately like a cube cuboid n the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of the foot that supports the fourth and fifth metatarsals * * *… … Medical dictionary
