Calcaneus

Calcaneus
Calcaneus
	The calcaneus forms the bony part of the heel. It forms a joint with the talus bone, the subtalar joint.
	Bones of the foot, with the calcaneus shown in red
Details
Identifiers
Latin	calcaneus, calcaneum, os calcis
MeSH	D002111
TA98	A02.5.11.001
TA2	1468
FMA	24496
	Anatomical terms of bone

In humans and many other primates, the calcaneus (/kælˈkeɪniəs/; from the Latin calcaneus or calcaneum, meaning heel;^[1] pl.: calcanei or calcanea) or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In some other animals, it is the point of the hock.

^ Mosby’s Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book Inc., 1994, p. 242

[1] Mosby’s Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book Inc., 1994, p. 242

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