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cuboid
[ kyoo-boid ]
adjective
- Also cu·boi·dal []. resembling a cube in form.
- Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the outermost bone of the distal row of tarsal bones.
noun
- Mathematics. a rectangular parallelepiped.
- Anatomy. the cuboid bone.
cuboid
/ ˈkjuːbɔɪd /
adjective
- shaped like a cube; cubic
- of or denoting the cuboid bone
noun
- the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
- maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
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- sub·cu·boid adjective
- sub·cu·boi·dal adjective
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In the tarsus the cuboid articulates with both the calcaneum and the astragalus, which is remarkably flat.
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Two sesamoid bones are usually developed below each metatarso-phalangeal joint, and one below the cuboid.
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In all mammals the tibiale and intermedium fuse to form the astragalus, and the fourth and fifth tarsalia to form the cuboid.
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The cuboid always articulates with the astragalus, and the tarsal bones strongly interlock.
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The tarsal bones have the regular Subungulate arrangement, the cuboid not articulating with the astragalus.
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