CALCANEUM


Meaning of CALCANEUM in English

kalˈkānēəm noun

( plural calca·nea -nēə)

Etymology: Latin, heel, from calc-, calx — more at calk

1. : calcaneus

2. : a process of the back upper part of the tarsometatarsal bone of birds prob. not homologous to the calcaneum of mammals

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