calcaneumn.
/kalˈkeɪniːəm/ Physiology.
The bone of the heel.
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navicular?a1425
metatarsus?c1425
heel bone1516
astragalus?1541
bonket1552
cube-bone1615
die-bone1634
os calcis1634
foot bone1658
tarsus1676
pterna1684
talus1684
navicular bone1696
astragal1728
calcaneum1728
cuboid bone1829
cuboid1836
metatarsal1837
metapodium1844
tarso-metatarsal1851
arch1858
intermedium1878
tarsal1881
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Calcaneus,..the Heel-Bone.
1798 C. H. Wilkinson Ess. Physiol. & Philos. 39 The Calcaneum or hock.
1866 T. H. Huxley in S. Laing Pre-hist. Remains Caithness 94 The whole length of the limb from the..head of the femur to the under surface of the calcaneum.
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