calcaneum
Americannoun
plural
calcaneaEtymology
Origin of calcaneum
1745–55; short for Latin ( os ) calcāneum (bone) of the heel, equivalent to calc- (stem of calx ) heel + -āneum, neuter of -āneus; see -an, -eous
Example Sentences
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In both instances, the nail was found still embedded in the calcaneum, which is the largest bone in the foot and forms the heel.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023
For example, the astragalus, instead of being above the calcaneum, is situated in front of it; the cuneiform bones, instead of being situated in front of the scaphoid, are found below it, etc.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The calcaneum, which is not quite so long as that of the ox, forms by its summit a prominence which is called the point of the ham.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
The calcaneum has a long and compressed calcaneal process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
It arises from the calcaneum, and passes to the four outer toes.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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