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distal tarsal bone 4

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Endochondral tarsal bone articulating with centralia and metatarsal 4. [ ]

Term info

Label

distal tarsal bone 4

Synonyms
  • os tarsale IV
database cross reference
latin term
os tarsale IV [ NominaAnatomicaVeterinaria : 2005 ]

latin term
os cuboideum [ NominaAnatomicaVeterinaria : 2005 ]

editor note

We need to restrict the logical definition such that it is *only* connecting to metatarsal 4

external definition

Small element that articulates anteriorly with metatarsal IV. It may be absent in some taxa.[AAO]

has broad synonym

tarsal 4, distal tarsal 4

has related synonym

cuboideum, os cuboideum

id

UBERON:0010737

terminology notes

NominaAnatomicaVeterinaria uses os cuboideum as an official synonym for distal tarsal IV, but some sources also use this as the label for the human cuboid bone which is regarded to be formed from tarsals IV and V. We therefore decline to use exact syns in either case.