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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.
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Cuboid
is always a great word to know.
So is pectoral girdle. Does it mean:
| bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs |
| part of the innominate bone, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis |
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Word Origin & History
cuboid
"cube-like," 1829, a modern coinage as if from Gk. kuboeides.
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Medical Dictionary
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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