Tuberosity of cuboid bone
Tuberositas ossis cuboidei
- Related terms: Tuberosity of cuboid
Definition
The ridge behind the groove for tendon of fibularis longus ends laterally in an eminence, the tuberosity of cuboid, the surface of which presents an oval facet; on this facet glides the sesamoid bone or cartilage frequently found in the tendon of the Peronæus longus.
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
