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calcaneus
[ kal-key-nee-uhs ]
noun
plural calcanei
- Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
- Zoology. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
calcaneus
/ k忙l藞ke瑟n瑟蓹m; k忙l藞ke瑟n瑟蓹s /
noun
- the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in man Nontechnical nameheel bone
- the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
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Derived Forms
- 肠补濒藞肠补苍别补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠补濒路肠补顎僴别路补濒 肠补濒路肠补顎僴别路补苍 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of calcaneus1
1920鈥25; < Late Latin: heel, noun use of 肠补濒肠腻苍别耻蝉 of the heel; calcaneum
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of calcaneus1
C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel
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Example Sentences
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鈥淕uys, so, I have a broken calcaneus,鈥 Cudi posted Wednesday on social media.
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Leaving no bone unturned, Inskip led the research team in testing聽small amounts of bone from a metatarsal, talus, calcaneus, and both fibulae for the presence of M. leprae聽DNA.
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When doctors simplify medical jargon like "calcaneus" to "heel bone," that helps.
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Far from being like a tarsier's calcaneus, the bone is more reminiscent of what one would expect in an anthropoid.
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I had an injury 鈥 I had broken my left calcaneus, my heel bone 鈥 and I needed to take a little while to physically heal.
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