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Calcaneus

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Noun

1. calcaneus, heelbone, os tarsi fibulare

the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel

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Calcaneus

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noun plural -nei (-nɪˌaɪ) or -nea (-nɪə)
1. 
the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man
. Nontechnical name: heel bone
2. 
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates

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Calcaneus

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nounWord forms: plural calˈcaneˌi (ˈkælˈkeɪniˌaɪ ; kalˈkāˈnēīˌ)
1. 
the large tarsal bone that forms the heel in humans; heel bone
2. 
a homologous bone in other tetrapod vertebrates
: also calˈcaneum (kælˈkeɪniəm ; kalkāˈnēəm) Word forms: plural calˈcanea (kælˈkeɪniə ; kalkāˈnēə)

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Calcaneus

see synonyms of calcaneus
n. pl. cal·ca·ne·i (-nē-ī) also cal·ca·ne·a (-nē-ə)
The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus. Also called heel bone.

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