cuneus
Americannoun
PLURAL
cunei-
Anatomy. a wedge-shaped convolution on the medial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
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Entomology. a wedge-shaped segment of the corium of certain hemipterous insects.
noun
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- subcuneus noun
Etymology
Origin of cuneus
< Latin: wedge
Example Sentences
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These areas were the cuneus, at the rear of the brain, and a region in the frontal cortex.
From Science Daily
But the conclusions are all virtually meaningless, since no one knows much about how those regions interact, or why one gamer’s bilateral cuneus happens to be thicker than another’s.
From New York Times
The Anthocoridae are nearly related to the Cimicidae, but the wings are usually well developed and the forewing possesses cuneus and embolium as well as corium and clavus.
From Project Gutenberg
In Latin the word for wedge is cuneus.
From Project Gutenberg
But in the man-like apes and in man this kind of cortex is confined to one region of the occipital lobe, namely, that of the calcarine fissure and the cuneus behind that.
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