also: せつじょうこつ
noun
cuneiform bones
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.
足の楔状骨は、舟状骨と中足骨の間に位置する。
The cuneiform bones of the foot are located between the navicular bone and the metatarsals.
noun
sphenoid bone
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.
See also: 蝶形骨
古い解剖学書では、蝶形骨を楔状骨と呼ぶことがある。
In older anatomy books, the sphenoid bone is sometimes called 楔状骨.