calcaneal
- a word derived from calcaneus.
Example Sentences
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The calcaneal fat pad keeps the bone from abrading the skin on the underside of the heel.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2016
The hyperactive optimist in me has no doubt that I’ll be counted among the 90 percent success rate for calcaneal osteotomies.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2010
The calcaneum has a long and compressed calcaneal process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
