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CALCANEUM

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cal⋅ca⋅ne⋅um

  [kal-key-nee-uhm]
–noun, plural -ne⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
calcaneus.
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Origin:
1745–55; short for L (os) calcāneum (bone) of the heel, equiv. to calc- (s. of calx) heel + -āneum, neut. of -āneus; see -an, -eous

cal⋅ca⋅ne⋅us

  [kal-key-nee-uhs]
–noun, plural -ne⋅i  [-nee-ahy] .
1. Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
2. Zoology. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
Also, calcaneum.
Also called heel bone.

Origin:
1920–25; < LL: heel, n. use of calcāneus of the heel; see calcaneum

Related forms:
cal⋅ca⋅ne⋅al, cal⋅ca⋅ne⋅an, adjective
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cal·ca·ne·us   (kāl-kā'nē-əs)   
n.   pl. cal·ca·ne·i (-nē-ī') also cal·ca·ne·a (-nē-ə)
The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus. Also called heel bone.

[Late Latin calcāneus, heel, from Latin calcāneum, from calx, calc-.]
cal·ca'ne·al adj.
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Main Entry: cal·ca·ne·um
Pronunciation: kal-'kA-nE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cal·ca·nea /-nE-&/
: CALCANEUS

Main Entry: cal·ca·ne·us
Pronunciation: -nE-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cal·ca·nei /-nE-"I/
: a tarsal bone that in humans is the large bone of the heel called also heel bone, os calcis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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calcaneus cal·ca·ne·us (kāl-kā'nē-əs) or cal·ca·ne·um (-nē-əm)
n. pl. cal·ca·ne·i (-nē-ī') or cal·ca·ne·a (-nē-ə)
The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus, the largest of the tarsal bones. Also called heel bone.

cal·ca'ne·al adj.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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