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Definition: Calcaneus |
CalcaneusNoun1. The largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Calcaneus" is a common misspelling or typo for: calcareous. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The largest of the tarsal bones and is situated at the lower and back part of the foot forming the heel. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CalcaneusSynonyms: heelbone (n), os tarsi fibulare (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Calcaneus |
| English words defined with "calcaneus": talipes calcaneus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "calcaneus": Subtalar Joint ♦ Tarsal Bones. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expressions using "calcaneus": T calcaneus ♦ talipes calcaneus. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
calcaneus | 34 |
calcaneus fracture | 20 |
broken calcaneus | 5 |
calcaneus fracture stress | 3 |
calcaneus pain | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "calcaneus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | chorda Hippocratis (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), tendo Achillis (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), processus anterior calcanei (anterior process of the calcaneus or heel), pes calcaneus excavatus (talipes calcaneus excavatus), pes calcaneus (talipes calcaneus), haelfor (talipes calcaneus), hælsenen (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), falsk haelfod (fictitious talipes calcaneus), bursa tendinis calcanei (bursa of tendo calcaneus), Achillessenen (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus). (various references) | |
Dutch | chorda Hippocratis (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), tendo musculus tricipitis surae (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), tendo calcaneus (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), talipes calcaneus excavatus (talipes calcaneus excavatus), talipes calcaneus (talipes calcaneus), processus anterior calcanei (anterior process of the calcaneus or heel), pes calcaneus excavatus (talipes calcaneus excavatus), pes calcaneus (talipes calcaneus), hielvoet (talipes calcaneus), hakvoet (talipes calcaneus), bursa tendinis calcanei (bursa of tendo calcaneus), Achillespees (Achilles' tendon, hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus). (various references) | |
French | tendon d'Achille (tendo calcaneus), surface articulaire postérieure du segment antérieur de la face supérieure du calcanéum (posterior facet for talus of calcaneus), pied bot talus fictif (fictitious talipes calcaneus), pied bot talus en coudure (talipes calcaneus excavatus), pied bot talus (talipes calcaneus), facette postérieure de la surface articulaire antérieure du segment antérieur de la face supérieure du calcanéum (middle facet for talus of calcaneus), facette antérieure de la surface articulaire antérieure du segment antérieur de la face supérieure du calcanéum (anterior facet for talus of calcaneus), bourse séreuse sous-achilléenne (bursa of tendo calcaneus), apophysite du calcanéum (apophysitis of calcaneus), apophyse antérieur du calcaneum (anterior process of the calcaneus or heel). (various references) | |
German | Chorda Hippocratis (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), Chorda magna Hippocratis (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), Facies articularis talaris media calcanei (middle facet for talus of calcaneus), Bursa subachillea (bursa of tendo calcaneus), Bursa tendinis calcanei (bursa of tendo calcaneus), Bursa tendinis musculi tricipitis surae (bursa of tendo calcaneus), Facies articularis media calcanei (middle facet for talus of calcaneus), Facies articularis posterior calcanei (posterior facet for talus of calcaneus), Apophysitis calcanei (apophysitis of calcaneus), Facies articularis talaris distalis calcanei (anterior facet for talus of calcaneus), scheinbarer Hackenfuß (fictitious talipes calcaneus), Facies articularis talaris posterior calcanei (posterior facet for talus of calcaneus), Facies articularis talaris proximalis calcanei (posterior facet for talus of calcaneus), Hackenfuß (talipes calcaneus), Hackenhohlfuß (talipes calcaneus excavatus), Haglund Syndrom I (apophysitis of calcaneus), Pes calcaneus (talipes calcaneus), Pes calcaneus excavatus (talipes calcaneus excavatus), Processus anterior calcanei (anterior process of the calcaneus or heel), Facies articularis talaris anterior calcanei (anterior facet for talus of calcaneus). (various references) | |
Greek | θήλακας πτερνικού τένοντα (bursa of tendo calcaneus). (various references) | |
Italian | cordone di Ippocrate (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), tendine d'Achille (Achilles', Achilles' tendon, hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), tendine calcaneale (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus), piede talo-cavo (talipes calcaneus excavatus), piede talo fittizio (fictitious talipes calcaneus), piede talo (talipes calcaneus), LA pes calcaneoexcavatus (talipes calcaneus excavatus), borsa del tendine d'Achille (bursa of tendo calcaneus). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alcaneuscay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | tendão de Aquiles (hippocratic chorda, tendo calcaneus). (various references) | |
Spanish | calca/neo (calcaneum). (various references) | |
Turkish | topuk kemiği (heel bone). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-l-n-s-u" | |
-2 letters: accusal, anlaces, cancels, canulae, canulas, censual, lacunae, lacunas, lacunes, launces, saccule, unlaces. | |
-3 letters: accuse, anlace, caecal, calces, calesa, canals, cancel, canula, casual, caules, causal, clause, cleans, cuneal, lacuna, lacune, lances, lauans, launce, nausea, uncase, uncles, unlace, unseal, usance. | |
-4 letters: acnes, alane, alans, alecs, anlas, ansae, cacas, caeca, canal, canes, cauls, cause, cecal, clans, clean, clues, cusec, elans, laces, lance, lanes, lauan, leans, luces, lunas, lunes, nasal, sauce, sauna, scale, scena, ulans, ulnae, ulnas, uncle, usnea. | |
-5 letters: aals, aces, acne, alae, alan, alas, alec, ales, anal, anas, anes, ansa, anus, asea, caca, cane, cans, casa, case, caul, ceca, cels, clan, clue, cues, ecus, elan, lace, lacs, lane, lase, lean, leas, lens, luce, lues, luna, lune, sale, sane, saul, scan, seal, slue, ulan, ulna. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-e-l-n-s-u" | |
+2 letters: acaulescent. | |
+4 letters: unspectacular. | |
+5 letters: calculatedness, clairaudiences, inarticulacies, nonspectacular, recalculations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6C 63 61 6E 65 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. -.-. .- -. . ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101100 01100011 01100001 01101110 01100101 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a l c a n e u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006C 0063 0061 006E 0065 0075 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)376778696780718785 |
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