calcaneus

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kælˈkeɪnɪəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kal kā′nē əs)

Inflections of 'calcaneus' (n): npl: calcanei

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cal•ca•ne•us  (kal kā′nē əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ne•i 
    (-nē ī′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomythe largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel.
  2. Zoologythe corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
Also, calcaneum. Also called heel bone. 
  • Late Latin: heel, noun, nominal use of calcāneus of the heel; see calcaneum
  • 1920–25
cal•ca′ne•al, cal•ca′ne•an, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
calcaneus /kælˈkeɪnɪəs/, calcaneum /kælˈkeɪnɪəm/ n ( pl -nei /-nɪˌaɪ/, -nea /-nɪə/)
  1. the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in humansNontechnical name: heel bone
Etymology: 19th Century: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel
'calcaneus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
heel - heel bone - calcaneum

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