Phrase guide

cuneiform bone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any one of three wedge-shaped bones of the foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: triquetral, triquetral bone, os triquetrum, pyramidal bone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cuny — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 楔骨 (xiēgǔ) — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Finnish: vaajaluu — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • French: os cunéiforme — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Hungarian: ékcsont — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Japanese: 楔状骨 (ketsujōkotsu) — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Malay: tulang kuneiform — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Polish: kość klinowata — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Swedish: kilben — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Swedish: kilformat ben — wedge-shaped bone of the foot
  • Tamil: ஆப்புவடிவ எலும்பு (āppuvaṭiva elumpu) — wedge-shaped bone of the foot