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heel bone

noun
1.
calcaneus.
Origin of heel bone
1590-1600
First recorded in 1590-1600
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heel bone

noun
1.
the nontechnical name for calcaneus
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heel bone in Medicine

heel bone n.
See calcaneus.

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