cuboid bone

noun

One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.

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Meanings

nouncuboid bone (plural cuboid bones)

plural cuboid bones

  1. One of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.

    Synonyms: cuboid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the seven tarsal bones, the most lateral of the bones in the distal row of the tarsus, and roughly cubical in shape.

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cuboid
Also see
cuboidal bone

Translations

Catalan cuboide
  • cuboideone of the tarsal bones
Chinese Mandarin 骰骨
  • 骰骨 (tóugǔ)one of the tarsal bones
Finnish kuutioluu
  • kuutioluuone of the tarsal bones
French cuboïde, os cuboïde
  • cuboïdeone of the tarsal bones
  • os cuboïdeone of the tarsal bones
Hungarian köbcsont
  • köbcsontone of the tarsal bones
Italian cuboide, osso cuboide
  • cuboideone of the tarsal bones
  • osso cuboideone of the tarsal bones
Polish kość sześcienna
  • kość sześciennaone of the tarsal bones
Portuguese cuboide
  • cuboideone of the tarsal bones
Romanian cuboid
  • cuboidone of the tarsal bones
Spanish cuboides, hueso cuboides
  • cuboidesone of the tarsal bones
  • hueso cuboidesone of the tarsal bones
Vietnamese xương hộp
  • xương hộpone of the tarsal bones
Cite this entry
APA

cuboid bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuboid%20bone

MLA

“cuboid bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuboid%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuboid bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuboid%20bone.

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