A wedge-shaped anatomical structure; specifically a wedge-shaped region at the back of the brain or a wedge-shaped bone.
Directly from Latin 'cuneus' meaning 'wedge,' used unchanged in English anatomical and medical terminology since the 17th century.
Your brain contains a wedge-shaped region called the cuneus—proving that Mother Nature is a geometer who uses simple shapes to organize the most complex organ!
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