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CUBOIDAL

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cu⋅boid

  [kyoo-boid]
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–adjective
1. Also, cu⋅boi⋅dal. resembling a cube in form.
2. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
–noun
3. Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
4. Anatomy. the cuboid bone.
Origin:
1700–10; < Gk kyboeids cubelike. See cube 1 , -oid
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cu·boid   (kyōō'boid')   
adj.  Having the approximate shape of a cube.
n.  

  1. Anatomy A tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot in front of the calcaneus and behind the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.

  2. Mathematics A rectangular parallelepiped.

cu·boi'dal (kyōō-boid'l) adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2cuboid
Function: noun
: the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of the foot that supports the fourth and fifth metatarsals

Main Entry: cu·boi·dal
Pronunciation: kyü-'boid-&l
Function: adjective
1 : CUBOID 2
2 : composed of nearly cubical elements <cuboidal epithelium>
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cuboid cu·boid (ky&oomacr;'boid')
adj.
Having the approximate shape of a cube. n.
A tarsal bone on the outer side of the foot, articulating in front with the calcaneus and lateral cuneiform, and behind with the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.

cu·boi'dal (ky&oomacr;-boid'l) adj.

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