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cu⋅ne⋅us

  [kyoo-nee-uhs]
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–noun, plural -ne⋅i  [-nee-ahy] .
1. Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
2. Entomology. a wedge-shaped segment of the corium of certain hemipterous insects.
Origin:
< L: wedge
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Main Entry: cu·ne·us
Pronunciation: 'kyü-nE-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cu·nei /-nE-"I/
: a convolution of the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the brain above the calcarine sulcus that forms a part of the visual area
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cuneus cu·ne·us (ky&oomacr;'nē-əs)
n. pl. cu·ne·i (-nē-ī')
The region of the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is bounded by the parieto-occipital sulcus and the calcarine sulcus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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