heelbone

Thân thiện

A doctor points to the heelbone on an anatomical chart.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel: The "heelbone" is the large, strong bone at the back of the foot that constitutes the heel's foundation and bears much of the body's weight.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • A fracture of the heelbone can be a very serious injury.
  • The Achilles tendon attaches to the back of the heelbone.
  • The doctor took an X-ray to examine the patient's heelbone.

Advanced Usage

• Anatomical context: In medical and anatomical terminology, "heelbone" is synonymous with the more formal term "calcaneus."
  • The surgeon needed to repair a complex break in the calcaneus, or heelbone.

Variants and Related Words

• Calcaneus (n): The formal anatomical term for the heelbone.
  • The calcaneus is the most commonly fractured tarsal bone.

Synonyms

• Calcaneus: The medical term for the heelbone.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel

Từ đồng nghĩa

• calcaneus
• os tarsi fibulare