单词 | calcaneus |
释义 | calcaneus[ kal-key-nee-uhs ] / kælˈkeɪ ni əs / noun, plural cal·ca·ne·i [kal-key-nee-ahy]. /kælˈkeɪ niˌaɪ/.Anatomy. the largest tarsal bone, forming the prominence of the heel. Zoology. the corresponding bone in other vertebrates. Also calcaneum. Also called heel bone. Origin of calcaneus1920–25; <Late Latin: heel, noun use of calcāneus of the heel; see calcaneum OTHER WORDS FROM calcaneuscal·ca·ne·al, cal·ca·ne·an, adjectiveWords nearby calcaneuscalcaneocuboid ligament, calcaneodynia, calcaneonavicular, calcaneotibial, calcaneum, calcaneus, calcar, calcarate, calcareous, calcareous conjunctivitis, calcareous degeneration Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calcaneus
British Dictionary definitions for calcaneuscalcaneus calcaneum (kælˈkeɪnɪəm)/ (kælˈkeɪnɪəs) / noun plural -nei (-nɪˌaɪ) or -nea (-nɪə)the largest tarsal bone, forming the heel in manNontechnical name: heel bone the corresponding bone in other vertebrates Derived forms of calcaneuscalcaneal or calcanean, adjectiveWord Origin for calcaneusC19: from Late Latin: heel, from Latin calx heel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for calcaneuscalcaneus [ kăl-kā′nē-əs ] n. pl. cal•ca•ne•i (-nē-ī′)The quadrangular bone at the back of the tarsus, the largest of the tarsal bones.heel bone Other words from calcaneuscal•ca′ne•al adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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