CALCANEUS


Meaning of CALCANEUS in English

n.

Pronunciation: -n ē - ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -nei \ -n ē - ˌ ī \

Etymology: Late Latin, heel, alteration of Latin calcaneum

Date: circa 1925

: a tarsal bone that in humans is the large bone of the heel

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