heel bone

noun

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

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calcaneus
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Meanings

nounheel bone (plural heel bones)

plural heel bones

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

    Synonyms: calcaneus

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
calcaneus
Also see
calcaneus

Translations

Catalan calcani, calcany
  • calcaniheel bone
  • calcanyheel bone
Finnish kantaluu
  • kantaluuheel bone
French calcanéum
  • calcanéumheel bone
Hungarian sarokcsont
  • sarokcsontheel bone
Japanese 踵骨
  • 踵骨 (shōkotsu)heel bone
Korean 발꿈치뼈
  • 발꿈치뼈 (balkkumchippyeo)heel bone
Malay tulang tumit, kalkaneus
  • tulang tumitheel bone
  • kalkaneusheel bone
  • kalkaneumheel bone
Portuguese calcâneo
  • calcâneoheel bone
Russian пя́точная кость
  • пя́точная кость (pjátočnaja kostʹ)heel bone
Spanish calcáneo, zancajo
  • calcáneoheel bone
  • zancajoheel bone
  • cangalloheel bone
  • chambarilheel bone
Swedish hälben
  • hälbenheel bone
Tagalog buto ng sakong
  • buto ng sakongheel bone
Turkish topuk kemiği
  • topuk kemiğiheel bone
Cite this entry
APA

heel bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20bone

MLA

“heel bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20bone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heel bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heel%20bone.

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