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calcaneus or calcaneum (kælˈkeɪnɪəs, kælˈkeɪnɪəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nei, -nea | |
| 1. | Nontechnical name: heel bone the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man |
| 2. | the corresponding bone in other vertebrates |
| [C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel] | |
| calcaneum or calcaneum (kælˈkeɪnɪəs, kælˈkeɪnɪəm, -nɪˌaɪ, -nɪə) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel] | |
| cal'caneal or calcaneum | |
| —adj | |
| cal'canean or calcaneum | |
| —adj | |
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Calcaneum
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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