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Definition of Calcaneal
1. Adjective. Relating to the heel bone or heel.
Definition of Calcaneal
1. a. Pertaining to the calcaneum; as, calcaneal arteries.
Definition of Calcaneal
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the calcaneus (heel bone) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Calcaneal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Calcaneal
1. Relating to the calcaneus or heel bone. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcaneal
Literary usage of Calcaneal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The medial calcaneal (rami calcanei mediates; internal calcaneal) are several
large arteries which arise from the posterior tibial just before its division; ..."
2. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray, Warren Harmon Lewis (1918)
"The medial calcaneal (rami calcanei mediales; internal calcaneal) are several
large arteries which arise from the posterior tibial just before its division; ..."
3. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1920)
"A tourniquet round the middle of the thigh is used in Syme's and all similar
operations. TRANS-calcaneal AMPUTATIONS ..."
4. Anatomical Names: Especially the Basle Nomina Anatomica ("BNA") by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... external, of peroneal artery —74:23 = calcaneal, external, of posterior tibial
... internal, of posterior tibial nerve—93:6 - — calcaneal, lateral, ..."
5. Textbook of Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1905)
"The capsule is subdivided into the following astragalo-calcaneal or ... The internal
talo-calcaneal ligament lies obliquely on the inner side of the joint, ..."
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