calcaneus

[kal-key-nee-uhs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

calcanei

Anatomy.��the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
Zoology.��the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.

calcaneus

/ kælˈkeɪnɪəm, kælˈkeɪnɪəs /

noun

Nontechnical name: heel bone.��the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates

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Other Word Forms

calcaneal adjective
calcanean adjective
��ˈ��Ա𲹱� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcaneus¹

1920–25; < Late Latin: heel, noun use of ��Ա�ܲ� of the heel; calcaneum

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Word History and Origins

Origin of calcaneus¹

C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel

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“Guys, so, I have a broken calcaneus,” Cudi posted Wednesday on social media.

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Leaving no bone unturned, Inskip led the research team in testing��small amounts of bone from a metatarsal, talus, calcaneus, and both fibulae for the presence of M. leprae��DNA.

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When doctors simplify medical jargon like "calcaneus" to "heel bone," that helps.

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Far from being like a tarsier's calcaneus, the bone is more reminiscent of what one would expect in an anthropoid.

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I had an injury — I had broken my left calcaneus, my heel bone — and I needed to take a little while to physically heal.

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calcaneum calcar

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