Meanings
- not comparableRefers to the anatomical region where the cuneiform bones of the foot connect with the metatarsal bones.
The cuneo-metatarsal articulation was now opened, and the operation thus terminated without any further difficulty.
1830 April 3, “RESECTION OF THE SECOND METATARSAL BONE”, in The Lancet, volume 2, London, page 312 more examples
A Gigli saw is pulled through and the navicular, first and second cuneiform, and the first metatarsal bones are sawed through so that the cut surface passes through the medial edge of the foot 2 cm. distally from the first cuneometatarsal joint, allowing overcorrection of the flat-foot.
1921 July, Alfred Wachter, “A New Method of Operation for Flat Foot”, in International Medical and Surgical Survey, volume 2, number 7, The Library Department of the AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, page 670the lower limit of this synovial sac is harder to delineate; it usually reaches the level of the first cuneometatarsale joint.
2023 January 10, Armen S. Kelikian, Shahan K. Sarrafian, Sarrafian's Anatomy of the Foot and Ankle: Descriptive, Topographic, Functional, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 23
Cite this entry
cuneometatarsale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneometatarsale
“cuneometatarsale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneometatarsale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuneometatarsale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuneometatarsale.
Source: cuneometatarsale on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.