calcaneus

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noun

The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.

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heelboneheel boneos tarsi fibulare
OriginLatin calcāneus →
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Meanings

nouncalcaneus (plural calcanei or calcanea)

plural calcanei · plural calcanea · alternative calcaneum

  1. The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.

    Synonyms: heelbone, heel bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.

Similar
heelboneheel bone

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel

Similar
heelboneos tarsi fibulare
Broader
boneos
Also see
heel boneheelbone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincalcāneus“heel”
  2. Englishcalcaneus

From Latin calcāneus (“heel”), rare form of calx (“heel”).

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APA

calcaneus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcaneus

MLA

“calcaneus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcaneus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcaneus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcaneus.

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