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calcaneus

[ kal-key-nee-uhs ]

noun

plural calcanei
  1. Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
  2. Zoology. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.


calcaneus

/ kælˈkeɪnɪəm; kælˈkeɪnɪəs /

noun

  1. the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man Nontechnical nameheel bone
  2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ³¦²¹±ôˈ³¦²¹²Ô±ð²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦²¹±ô·³¦²¹î€ƒn±ð·²¹±ô ³¦²¹±ô·³¦²¹î€ƒn±ð·²¹²Ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calcaneus1

1920–25; < Late Latin: heel, noun use of ³¦²¹±ô³¦Äå²Ô±ð³Ü²õ of the heel; calcaneum
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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