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cuneus
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cuneus /cu·ne·us/ (ku´ne-us) pl. cu´nei   [L.] a wedge-shaped lobule on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
cu·ne·us (kyn-s)
n. pl. cu·ne·i (-n-)
The region of the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is bounded by the parieto-occipital sulcus and the calcarine sulcus.

cuneus
[kyo̅o̅′nē·əs]
a wedge-shaped region of the cerebral cortex lying between the parietooccipital and postcal-carine sulci on the mesial surface of the occipital lobe.

cuneus [ku´ne-us] (pl. cu´nei) (L.)
a wedge-shaped lobule on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.

cuneus
pl. cunei [L.] a wedge-shaped lobule on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.

cuneus ungulae
see frog (2) of the horse's foot.


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Outside the second-floor entrance to the Economic and Social Council is one of two gifts from Iran (the other a Persian carpet)--a replica of an ancient clay tablet inscribed with Cunei form letters.
 
 
 
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