hind·foot
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Medical Definition of hindfoot
1
usually hind foot
: one of the posterior feet of a quadruped
2
: the posterior part of the human foot that contains the calcaneus, talus, navicular, and cuboid bones
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“Hindfoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hindfoot. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.
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