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calcaneus

[kal′kan·ē·əs]
(anatomy)
A bone of the tarsus, forming the heel bone in humans. Also known as calcaneum.
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New Delhi [India] Aug 31( ANI ): Our heel is attached to the front of the foot by a number of strong ligaments which run between the front parts of the heel bone. The strongest ligament is the plantar fascia, which attaches the heel to the toes and helps to balance various parts of the foot as you walk.
ang The Team GB athlete has been ruled out of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games following a severe fracture to her right heel bone.
It had damaged part of the heel bone and had eaten eight centimetres of the Achilles tendon."
"The doctor saw I had this horrible infection that had damaged part of my heel bone and eaten away eight centimetres of my Achilles," he added.
His hands slipped down Frank's trousers and came in contact with the raw, shining heel bone.
Heel bumps are common in teenagers when the heel bone is not yet fully developed and, if rubbed excessively, can form too much bone.
(1) Conceived initially by Gleich (2) and reconsidered by Koutsogiannis, (3) it is a heel bone wedge osteotomy in which the resulted distal end is displaced medially and, additionally, downward, in order to convert the triceps surae in an invertor of the heel instead of an evertor in the deformed foot.
I spent the night in county jail for trying to skate a spot and bruised my heel bone so bad I couldn't skate for three months.
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