calcaneus

cal ca ne us |kalˈkānēəs kælˈkeɪniəs |(also calcaneum |-nēəm |) ▶noun ( pl. calcanei |-nēˌī, -nēˌē | or calcanea |-nēə | ) Anatomy the large bone forming the heel. It articulates with the cuboid bone of the foot and the talus bone of the ankle, and the Achilles tendon (or tendo calcaneus ) is attached to it. DERIVATIVES cal ca ne al adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin.

calcaneus

calcaneus |kalˈkeɪnɪəs |(also calcaneum |-nɪəm |) ▶noun ( pl. calcanei |-nɪʌɪ | or calcanea |-nɪə | ) Anatomy the large bone forming the heel. It articulates with the cuboid bone of the foot and the talus bone of the ankle, and the Achilles tendon is attached to it. DERIVATIVES calcaneal adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin.

Calcaneus

Cal ca ne us Substantiv, maskulin Biologie, Medizin , der |kalˈkaːneʊs |der Calcaneus; Genitiv: des Calcaneus, Plural: die Calcanei |[…nei ] |lateinisch Fersenbein, hinterster Fußwurzelknochen