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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)
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