Medical Dictionary

calcaneus

noun cal·ca·ne·us \-nē-əs\
plural -nei \-nē-ˌī\

Medical Definition of CALCANEUS

:  a tarsal bone that in humans is the large bone of the heel—called also heel bone, os calcis

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