heel bone
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of heel bone
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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The Achilles tendon is a fibrous cord that directs movement from the leg to the foot, connecting muscles from the calf to the heel bone.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
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 tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone and with a sudden increase in use, it can become irritated and swell.
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 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
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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