phalange

[fal-uhnj, fuh-lanj, fey-lanj]

phal·ange

[fal-uhnj, fuh-lanj, fey-lanj]
noun, plural pha·lan·ges [fuh-lan-jeez] . Anatomy, Zoology.
a phalanx.

Origin:
1550–60; back formation from phalanges
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Phalange is always a great word to know.
So is medial cuneiform. Does it mean:
wedge-shaped bone, especially one of three bones in the tarsus of the foot
bone in the leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, longest, largest, and strongest in the body
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phalange (ˈfælændʒ)
 
n , pl phalanges
anatomy another name for phalanx
 
[C16: via French, ultimately from Greek phalanx]

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