nounWord forms: plural-nei (-nɪˌaɪ) or -nea (-nɪə)
1.
the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in humans
Nontechnical name: heel bone
2.
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
Derived forms
calcaneal (calˈcaneal) or calcanean (calˈcanean)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel
Examples of 'calcanei' in a sentence
calcanei
There was no significant differences between normal calcanei and those treated surgically in these two measurements.
Mohammad Ghorbanhoseini MD, Poopak Hafezi MD, John Kwon MD 2016, 'Superior Tuber Displacement in Intra-Articular Calcaneus Fractures', Foot & Ankle Orthopaedicshttps://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00282. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)