cal·ca·ne·us
| \ kal-ˈkā-nē-əs
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plural calcanei\
kal-ˈkā-nē-ˌī
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Definition of calcaneus
: a tarsal bone that in humans is the large bone of the heel
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The medical literature back then had nothing on fractures of the calcaneus, or heel bone, even though those are the most common fractures of the foot.
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Breanna Draxler, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2020
On my right side, the calcaneus—the heel—was broken into at least six pieces.
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Ula Chrobak, Outside Online, 9 May 2018
So, in space there’s a lot of bone degradation so there’s a lot of osteoporosis, especially in the calcaneus, the heel bone.
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Kristi Myllenbeck, The Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2017
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“Calcaneus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calcaneus. Accessed 28 Nov. 2021.
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calcaneus
noun
cal·ca·ne·us
| \ -nē-əs
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plural calcanei\
-nē-ˌī
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Medical Definition of calcaneus
: a tarsal bone that in humans is the large bone of the heel
— called also heel bone, os calcis
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