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Definition of Calcaneum

Calcaneum
Calcaneum Cal*ca"ne*um .; pl. E. -neums, L. -nea. [L. the heel, fr. calx, calcis, the heel.] (Anal.) One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel; -- called also fibulare.

Meaning of Calcaneum from wikipedia

- other primates, the calcaneus (/kælˈkeɪniəs/; from the Latin calcaneus or calcaneum, meaning heel; pl.: calcanei or calcanea) or heel bone is a bone of the...
- earliest archosaurs had "primitive mesotarsal" ankles: the astragalus and calcaneum were fixed to the tibia and fibula by sutures and the joint bent about...
- case with the large proximal tarsal bones: the astragalus and calcaneum. The calcaneum, for example, has a tube-like outer extension known as a calcaneal...
- (tibia and fibula) and the proximal tarsal bones, i.e. astragalus and calcaneum. The ankle joint of therian mammals (marsupials and placentals) is a crurotarsal...
- record. A second set of skeletal remains with holes transverse through the calcaneum heel bones, found in 2007, could be a second archaeological record of...
- hand, a right thighbone, both shinbones, a left astragalus bone, a left calcaneum, the left second, third and fourth metatarsal, the right fourth metatarsal...
- anti-inflammatory drugs. Surgical excision of the bony exostoses of the calcaneum is only required in resistant cases. Keck and Kelly Wedge Osteotomy Excision...
- the lower leg (specifically the fibula) and the ankle (specifically the calcaneum) which is present in the skeletons of reptiles such as suchians and phytosaurs...
- outer digits, with the loss or reduction of the phalangeal bones. The calcaneum is wide and elongate posteriorly. The foot is suggested to have been inwardly...
- scientifically descriptive terms. The term calcaneal comes from the Latin calcaneum, meaning heel. The Achilles tendon connects muscle to bone, like other...