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nounAny one of three wedge-shaped bones of the foot.
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nouna wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones
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Translations
Catalan cuny
- cunywedge-shaped bone of the foot
Chinese Mandarin 楔骨
- 楔骨 (xiēgǔ)wedge-shaped bone of the foot
Finnish vaajaluu
- vaajaluuwedge-shaped bone of the foot
French os cunéiforme
- os cunéiformewedge-shaped bone of the foot
Hungarian ékcsont
- ékcsontwedge-shaped bone of the foot
Japanese 楔状骨
- 楔状骨 (ketsujōkotsu)wedge-shaped bone of the foot
Malay tulang kuneiform
- tulang kuneiformwedge-shaped bone of the foot
Polish kość klinowata
- kość klinowatawedge-shaped bone of the foot
Swedish kilben, kilformat ben
- kilbenwedge-shaped bone of the foot
- kilformat benwedge-shaped bone of the foot
Tamil ஆப்புவடிவ எலும்பு
- ஆப்புவடிவ எலும்பு (āppuvaṭiva elumpu)wedge-shaped bone of the foot
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APA
cuneiform bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiform%20bone
MLA
“cuneiform bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiform%20bone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuneiform bone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneiform%20bone.
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