calcaneus
IPA: kɑɫkˈɑniʌs
noun
- The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
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Examples of "calcaneus" in Sentences
- These are the astragalus and the calcaneus.
- Together, the talus and calcaneus form the hindfoot.
- The calcaneus in the human skeleton is the heel bone.
- I think it's between the Calcaneus and the metatarsus.
- A calcaneal branch to the lateral part of the calcaneus.
- The point of the calcaneus is covered by the calcanean bursa.
- It occurs at the meeting point of the talus and the calcaneus.
- Bones of the foot such as the calcaneus also indicate bipedality.
- In addition a calcaneal branch to the medial aspect of the calcaneus.
- Calcaneocuboid Articulation articulation of the calcaneus with the cuboid .
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