cuboid
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cuboid
1. the cubelike bone of the foot; the outer distal bone of the tarsus
2. Maths a geometric solid whose six faces are rectangles; rectangular parallelepiped
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cuboid
[′kyü‚bȯid] (anatomy)
The outermost distal tarsal bone in vertebrates.
(invertebrate zoology)
Main vein of the wing in many insects, particularly the flies (Diptera).
(science and technology)
Nearly cubic in shape.
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References in periodicals archive
Freund, "Isolated fractures of the
cuboid bone: two case reports with review of the literature," The Journal of Foot Surgery, vol.
Additional, results suggest 83.3% reduction for the contact time of
cuboid bone in control group (0.30 [+ or -] 0.1 s in control subjects vs.
X-rays showed an avulsion fracture of the
cuboid bone in her right foot.
Backup center Michael Olowokandi fractured the
cuboid bone in his left foot at practice Sunday and will miss the rest of the season.
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