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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
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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Other possibilities are cuneus, meaning wedge in Latin (Lowry, 1976) and the Arabic khunt, meaning "femininity" but also the name of a beautiful woman in a poem by Harun Ar-Rachid from the 8th century (Mernissi, 2001, p.
The volume is comprised of annotated texts of the Basilicon Doron, The Trew Law of Free Monarchies, Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus, speeches to Parliament and in Star Chamber, a Meditation upon the 27th, 28th, and 29th Verses of the 27th Chapter of Saint Matthew, and His Majesties Declaration, Touching his Proceedings in the Late Assemblie and Convention of Parliament (1622) - a considerable, though not complete, edition of James's political thought.
 
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