calcanealcalcaneanadj.
/kalˈkeɪnɪəl//kalˈkeɪnɪən/ Physiology.
Of or belonging to the heel-bone.
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metatarsal1702
metatarso-phalangeal1828
tarso-metatarsal1835
tibiotarsal1835
calcaneal1849
astragalar1854
cuboidal1866
tarsophalangeal1871
talo-calcaneal1887
talo-fibular1887
talo-scaphoid1887
talo-tibial1887
talocalcanean1900
1849–52 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 770/1 A superior and inferior calcaneal branch are generally observed.
1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 225 There are three calcaneal processes.
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calcaneo- comb. form /-ˈeɪniːəʊ/ as in calcaneo-cuboid, calcaneo-scaphoid, calcaneo-tibial adjs.
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1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 340 The strong calcaneo-cuboid ligament.
1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 452/1 The calcaneo-tibial articulation.
1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 131 The inferior calcaneo-scaphoid ligament is a broad and fibro-cartilaginous band of ligament.
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