楔けつ状じょう骨こつ

also: せつじょうこつ

け

つ

じょ

う

こ

つ

Meanings

1

noun

cuneiform bones

anatomy

Only with reading けつじょうこつ

Anatomical term for the three wedge-shaped bones in the foot (medial, intermediate, lateral cuneiform). The reading けつじょうこつ is standard.

足あしの楔けつ状じょう骨こつは、舟

しゅう

状じょう

骨こつ

と

中ちゅう

足そっ

骨こつ

の

間あいだ

に

位い

置ち

する

。

The cuneiform bones of the foot are located between the navicular bone and the metatarsals.

2

noun

sphenoid bone

anatomy

Rare anatomical usage for the sphenoid bone of the skull. The standard modern term is 蝶形骨 (ちょうけいこつ). This sense is mostly encountered in older or alternative medical texts.

Kanji

楔wedge, arrowhead
状status quo, conditions, circumstances
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Related words

蝶ちょう形けい骨こつ
The standard modern term for the sphenoid bone. 楔状骨 in the sphenoid sense is rare and largely replaced by 蝶形骨.
舟しゅう状じょう骨こつ
The navicular bone, which articulates with the cuneiform bones in the foot.

Built from

楔けつ状じょう+コツ

Written forms

楔状骨
- けつじょうこつ
  Standard kanji spelling for the cuneiform bones. The reading けつじょうこつ is the primary medical term.
- せつじょうこつ
  Alternate reading; less common than けつじょうこつ. Included for recognition.
せつじょうこつ

Etymology

From 楔 (wedge) + 状 (shape) + 骨 (bone), literally 'wedge-shaped bone'. The reading けつじょうこつ is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; せつじょうこつ is a variant.