Cuneiform bones

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 9 Nov 2020

There are three cuneiform bones in the tarsus of a normal human foot, they are from medial to lateral:

History and etymology

Cuneiform means wedge-shaped from the Latin words 'cuneus' meaning wedge and 'form' referring to shape.

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