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calcaneus

[kal-key-nee-uh s]
noun, plural cal·ca·ne·i [kal-key-nee-ahy] /kælˈkeɪ niˌaɪ/.
  1. Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
  2. Zoology. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
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Also calcaneum.

Origin of calcaneus

1920–25; < Late Latin: heel, noun use of calcāneus of the heel; see calcaneum
Also called heel bone.
Related formscal·ca·ne·al, cal·ca·ne·an, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for calcaneal

calcaneus

calcaneum (kælˈkeɪnɪəm)

noun plural -nei (-nɪˌaɪ) or -nea (-nɪə)
  1. the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in manNontechnical name: heel bone
  2. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
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Derived Formscalcaneal or calcanean, adjective

Word Origin for calcaneus

C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel
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Word Origin and History for calcaneal

calcaneus

n.

from Latin (os) calcaneum "bone of the heel," from calcem (nominative calx (1)) "heel."

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
calcaneal in Medicine

calcaneus

(kăl-kā′nē-əs)
n. pl. cal•ca•ne•i (-nē-ī′)
  1. The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus, the largest of the tarsal bones.heel bone
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Related formscal•ca′ne•al adj.
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