calcaneum

[ kal-key-nee-uhm ]

/ kælˈkeɪ ni əm /

noun, plural cal·ca·ne·a [kal-key-nee-uh]. /kælˈkeɪ ni ə/.

calcaneus.

Origin of calcaneum

1745–55; short for Latin (os) calcāneum (bone) of the heel, equivalent to calc- (stem of calx) heel + -āneum, neuter of -āneus;see -an, -eous

Words nearby calcaneum

calcaneocuboid, calcaneocuboid ligament, calcaneodynia, calcaneonavicular, calcaneotibial, calcaneum, calcaneus, calcar, calcarate, calcareous, calcareous conjunctivitis

Example sentences from the Web for calcaneum

The calcaneum is sometimes produced into a long slender process which helps to support the membrane between the leg and the tail.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The calcaneum resembles that of Artiodactyles in having a small facet for articulation with the fibula.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
The calcaneum in Crocodiles is drawn out into a long process forming a heel in a manner almost unique among Sauropsida.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
In the tarsus the cuboid articulates with both the calcaneum and the astragalus, which is remarkably flat.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds

In these more recent forms the fibula articulates with the astragalus instead of with the calcaneum.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard

单词	calcaneum
释义	calcaneum [ kal-key-nee-uhm ] / kælˈkeɪ ni əm / noun, plural cal·ca·ne·a [kal-key-nee-uh]. /kælˈkeɪ ni ə/. calcaneus. Origin of calcaneum 1745–55; short for Latin (os) calcāneum (bone) of the heel, equivalent to calc- (stem of calx) heel + -āneum, neuter of -āneus;see -an, -eous Words nearby calcaneum calcaneocuboid, calcaneocuboid ligament, calcaneodynia, calcaneonavicular, calcaneotibial, calcaneum, calcaneus, calcar, calcarate, calcareous, calcareous conjunctivitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calcaneum The calcaneum is sometimes produced into a long slender process which helps to support the membrane between the leg and the tail. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The calcaneum resembles that of Artiodactyles in having a small facet for articulation with the fibula. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds The calcaneum in Crocodiles is drawn out into a long process forming a heel in a manner almost unique among Sauropsida. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds In the tarsus the cuboid articulates with both the calcaneum and the astragalus, which is remarkably flat. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds In these more recent forms the fibula articulates with the astragalus instead of with the calcaneum. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia\|Frank Evers Beddard
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