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calcaneus
This term is a precise anatomical designation used primarily in medical, orthopedic, and biological contexts. It carries a clinical tone and is rarely used in casual conversation, where the term heel bone is preferred. The word evokes a sense of structural stability and weight-bearing necessity within the human skeletal system.
As a specific anatomical structure, it follows standard English countability for organs or bones, though it is most frequently encountered in the singular when referring to the specific bone of one foot. In clinical reports, it is often paired with descriptors of trauma, such as comminuted or displaced, to specify the nature of a fracture.
Meanings
Examples
The X-ray reveals a displaced fracture of the calcaneus.
The calcaneus is the largest of the tarsal bones.
I think I might have cracked my calcaneus when I jumped from that wall.
The Achilles tendon attaches directly to the posterior surface of the calcaneus.
He suffered a severe crush injury to the calcaneus during the accident.
Does the pain radiate from the calcaneus up toward the ankle?
The surgeon carefully aligned the fragments of the calcaneus using a metal plate.
Weight bearing is restricted to avoid further stress on the healing calcaneus.