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noun
The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: heelbone, os tarsi fibulare
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Broader terms: bone, os
History
From Latin calcāneus (“heel”), rare form of calx (“heel”).
