单词 | os calcis |
释义 | os calcisn. Anatomy and Zoology. The heel bone (calcaneus). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of hand or foot > bones of foot > [noun] 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 1634 A. Read Man. Anat. Body of Man v. vi. 322 It [sc. the talus] receiveth the top of Os calcis. 1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 382 The Os Calcis was almost two Inches long; and there were four other bones of the Tarsus or instep. 1763 Philos. Trans. 1762 (Royal Soc.) 52 585 The os calcis, and astragalus, are both of them cariose. 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 84 The Os Calcis may be known by its large size and oblong figure. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1301 Besides this lies the heel-bone or os calcis, a strong bone projecting backwards. 1965 F. Gerrard Macgregor's Struct. Meat Animals (ed. 2) ii. 28 The Os Calcis, a solid block of bone pointing backwards and upwards behind the leg, and giving attachment to the strong Achilles tendon from the gastrocnemius muscle (‘calf of the leg’ in humans). 2003 Orthopedics 26 621 Internal fixation of the os calcis was undertaken in 40% of patients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1634 |
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