calcaneum, calcaneus

calcaneum, calcaneus /kalkā″nē·əs/ [L, calcaneum, heel] , the heel bone. The largest of the tarsal bones, it articulates proximally with the talus and distally with the cuboid. Also called os calcis.calcaneal, calcanean, adj.

Calcaneus (Bontrager and Lampignano, 2005)