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heel bone

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noun
  1. calcaneus.
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Origin of heel bone

First recorded in 1590–1600
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British Dictionary definitions for heel bone

heel bone

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

heel bone

n.
  1. calcaneus
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