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Definition of Calcaneum
1. n. One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel; -- called also fibulare.
Definition of Calcaneum
1. calcaneus [n -NEA] - See also: calcaneus
Medical Definition of Calcaneum
1. Synonym: calcaneus. Origin: L. The heel (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcaneum
Literary usage of Calcaneum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations by Frank Hastings Hamilton (1871)
"DISLOCATIONS OF THE calcaneum. The calcaneum may, as a consequence of a fall upon
the heel ... Chelius says he has seen an old dislocation of the calcaneum, ..."
2. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1862)
"The bones of the Tarsus are seven in number ; viz., the calcaneum or os calcia,
astragalus, cuboid, scaphoid, internal, middle, and external cuneiform bones ..."
3. Human Osteology: Comprising a Description of the Bones with Delineations of by Luther Holden, James Shuter (1885)
"The os calcis, or ' calcaneum,' is the longest and strongest of the tarsal bones.
It transmits the weight of the body to the ground, and forms a powerful ..."
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