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Calcaneus
see synonyms of calcaneusNoun
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Calcaneus
see synonyms of calcaneusnoun plural -nei (-nɪˌaɪ) or -nea (-nɪə)
1.
the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man
. Nontechnical name: heel bone2.
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
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Calcaneus
see synonyms of calcaneus 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)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Calcaneus
see synonyms of calcaneusn. 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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