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distal tarsal bone
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There are three cuneiform bones in the human foot: the medial cuneiform the intermediate cuneiform also known as the middle the lateral cuneiform. They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone[WP, unvetted, human specific]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneiform_(anatomy) ]
Term info
Label
distal tarsal bone
Synonyms
- cuneiform bone
- distal tarsal
- distal tarsal bone
- os cuneiform
- os cuneiforme
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external definition
Series of elements that articulate with the metatarsals.[AAO]
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uberon
has related synonym
cuneiform
id
UBERON:0010721