HyperDic: calcaneus

English > 1 sense of the word calcaneus:
NOUNbodycalcaneus, heelbone, os tarsi fibularethe largest tarsal bone
English > calcaneus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel.
Synonymsheelbone, os tarsi fibulare
Part offoot, human foot, pesThe part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishcalcáneo, zancajo
Catalancalcani
Adjectivescalcanealrelating to the heel bone or heel

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