heel bone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heel bone
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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A 13th was discovered in the heel bone in the laboratory.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2023
For a hominin of this time period, the heel bone was too apelike, and the midfoot, ankle, knee, hip and lower back showed strange traits in both skeletons.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2022
The Achilles tendon, which connects the muscles in the back of the calf to the heel bone, is the most commonly torn tendon in the body.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2022
“This whole part of her heel bone was just mush,” Mathis said, pointing to her now-healed heel.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2017
A single vertical mark represented a unit, while a heel bone represented 10, a swirly snare stood for 100, and so on.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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