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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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| calcaneus or calcaneum (kælˈkeɪnɪəs, kælˈkeɪnɪəm) | |
| —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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calcaneus
from L. (os) calcaneum "bone of the heel," from calcem (nom. calx (1)) "heel."
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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.
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