Calcaneal

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In anatomy, relating to the calcaneum or heel-bone: as, calcaneal arteries, ligaments, etc.
  • In ornithology, of or pertaining to the back upper part of the tarsometatarsus (tarsus of ordinary language) of a bird, where there is often a tuberosity regarded by some ornithologists as a calcaneum, and so named by them: as, a calcaneal tubercle; calcaneal tuberosity. See cut under tarsometatarsus.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pertaining to the calcaneum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the calcaneus (heel bone).
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  • adjective. relating to the heel bone or heel
  • Word Usage
    "“The tibial shaft was unstable, so you managed the fracture with calcaneal pin traction, is that correct?”"
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