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Meaning of "calcaneum" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCANEUM

calcaneum  [kælˈkeɪnɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCANEUM

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Calcaneum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALCANEUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calcaneum

Calcaneus

In humans, the calcaneus or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In some other animals, it is the point of the hock.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALCANEUM


actinium
ækˈtɪnɪəm
actinouranium
ˌæktɪnəʊjʊˈreɪnɪəm
aluminium
ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm
chondrocranium
ˌkɒndrəʊˈkreɪnɪəm
condominium
ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm
cranium
ˈkreɪnɪəm
delphinium
dɛlˈfɪnɪəm
drepanium
drɪˈpeɪnɪəm
endocranium
ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəm
epicranium
ˌɛpɪˈkreɪnɪəm
geranium
dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm
germanium
dʒɜːˈmeɪnɪəm
Herculaneum
ˌhɜːkjʊˈleɪnɪəm
pericranium
ˌpɛrɪˈkreɪnɪəm
sparganium
spɑːˈɡeɪnɪəm
succedaneum
ˌsʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm
suppedaneum
səpəˈdeɪnɪəm
titanium
taɪˈteɪnɪəm
transuranium
trænzjʊˈreɪnɪəm
uranium
jʊˈreɪnɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCANEUM

calc-tufa
calcanea
calcaneal
calcanean
calcanei
calcaneus
calcar
calcarate
calcareous
calcareous clay
calcareously
calcaria
calcariferous
calcariform
calcarine
calceamentum
calceate
calced
calcedonio
calcedony

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCANEUM

Ashmolean Museum
Atheneum
British Museum
coliseum
colosseum
linoleum
lyceum
mausoleum
museum
neum
perineum
periosteum
peritoneum
petroleum
prytaneum
rheum
Rijksmuseum
Science Museum
vitreum
wax museum

Synonyms and antonyms of calcaneum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «calcaneum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCANEUM

Find out the translation of calcaneum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calcaneum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calcaneum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跟骨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcáneo
570 millions of speakers

English

calcaneum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

calcaneum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العقبي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пяточная кость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calcaneum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

calcaneum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

calcanéum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Calcaneum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

calcaneum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

踵骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

calcaneum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Calcaneum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

calcaneum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

calcaneum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलकेनियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Calcaneum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcaneum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kości piętowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

п´яткова кістка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

calcaneu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτέρνας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

calcaneum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

calcaneum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hælbeinets
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calcaneum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCANEUM»

The term «calcaneum» is normally little used and occupies the 137.486 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCANEUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «calcaneum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «calcaneum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calcaneum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCANEUM»

Discover the use of calcaneum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calcaneum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Manual of descriptive and pathological anatomy [extr. from ...
The common synovial capsule (capsula communis, s. aslragalo-calca- neo- scaphoidea) will be described hereafter. It is situated between the upper cartilaginous face of the anterior process of the calcaneum and the lower face of the head of ...
Johann Friedrich Meckel, Antoine Jacques L. Jourdan, 1839
2
Index-catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon-general's ...
Chir., Berl., 1895, li, 350-385, 1 ül —Schulz (O.E.) Zur Kasuistik des Fersenbeinbruchcs. Wien. klin. Wchnschr., 1906, xix, 90-93.-Shelepoff (V . V.) ( Fracture oí tho calcaneum 0 Khirurgïa, Mosk., 1902, xu, 441-i49.-da Silva, Kio llranco (P.) ...
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), 1922
3
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Palorchestes (Calcaneum). — In Macropus {Osphranter) rufus the length of the calcaneum exceeds the transverse breadth of the distal end of the femur by two sevenths ; the extreme breadth of the calcaneum is one third greater than that of ...
4
Fins into Limbs: Evolution, Development, and Transformation
The largest tarsals are the calcaneum and astragalus (also known as the talus in medical terminology). These bones, especially the astragalus, articulate with the crus at the tibiotarsal, or upper ankle joint. The astragalus is divided into a body, ...
Brian K. Hall, 2008
5
Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics
Contribution a 1'etude des fractures du calcaneum avec documents radiographiques. These de doct., Par., 1906, Xo. 237. DESTOT. Fracture du calcaneum (type lioger). Lyon chir., 1008, i, 543. EISENDRATH, D. X. Fractures of the os calcis.
Franklin Henry Martin, 1916
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Surgical Journal
fat above the calcaneum so as to expose the insertion of the tendo-Achillis, where the saw for dividing the calcaneum is placed. "It is easy in this position to apply the saw in a vertical plane to the inner and posterior face of the calcaneum and ...
7
Railway Surgeon
fat above the calcaneum so as to expose the insertion of the tendo-Achillis, where the saw for dividing the calcaneum is placed. '"It is easy in this position to apply the saw in a vertical plane to the inner and posterior face of the calcaneum and ...
8
Reports on the progress of practical and scientific ...
From the analysis of his cases, M. Polaillon has arrived at the following conclusions : — Removal of the calcaneum ought to have a place in surgery, since it saves a portion of the foot which is still useful in standing or walking. The number and ...
Reports on the progress of practical and scientific medicine, Horace Benge Dobell, 1871
9
The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs: Faunal Change Across ...
and casts of the Indian material indicates a much more restricted degree of movement between astragalus and calcaneum than is seen in archosaurs, with the main ankle joint between the proximal tarsi. In crocodilians, the calcaneum rotates ...
Kevin Padian, 1988
10
Medical Imaging: Techniques, Reflection and Evaluation
Techniques, Reflection and Evaluation Elizabeth Carver, Barry Carver. Calcaneum Figure 8.16 Lateral calcaneum. Positioning ' The patient is seated on the table, and the ankle of the side under examination is rotated externally ' The lateral ...
Elizabeth Carver, Barry Carver, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCANEUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calcaneum is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Musculoskeletal injuries in British Army recruits: a prospective study …
For example, the rehabilitation times for stress fractures of the femur, calcaneum and tibia in our centre were 116, 92 and 85 days, respectively, ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»
2
Rare Adverse Events Seen in Arthritis Tx
The fractures had occurred in the ankle, calcaneum, proximal tibia, and distal femur. He previously had experienced transient ischemic attacks, ... «MedPage Today, Apr 15»
3
Invest in a new running shoes to avoid Achilles problems
The Achilles tendon is the large, thick tendon, which arises from the calf muscles and inserts on to the back of the heel bone (calcaneum). «Glasgow Evening Times, Mar 15»
4
Case study demonstrating methods of debridement
... there was concern that the calcaneal (Achilles) tendon and calcaneum (heel bone) would be exposed, increasing the risk of osteomyelitis. «Nursing in Practice, Feb 15»
5
Phytosaurs, (mostly) gharial-snouted reptiles of the Triassic, part I
Distinctive skeletal features include a deeply notched anterior coracoid margin, large interclavicle, and a distinctive calcaneum where the tuber ... «Scientific American, Nov 14»
6
Sprain or strain: Know the difference between two common injuries
For example, ligaments connect the tibia (shin bone) to the calcaneum (heel bone) at the ankle. A few ligaments can be injured at the same ... «The Star Online, Aug 14»
7
Weak Bones Tied to Incident HF
Bone mineral density was measured by quantitative ultrasound of the calcaneum. During an average follow-up of 9.3 years, there were 380 ... «MedPage Today, Jul 14»
8
Eocasea martini: Scientists Discover Oldest Known Ancestor of Land …
Abbreviations: as – astragalus; ca – calcaneum; f – femur; fi – fibula; il – ilium; is – ischium; pu – pubis; s1 – first sacral rib; s2 – second sacral ... «Sci-News.com, Apr 14»
9
Chaohusaurus Fossil Shows Oldest Live Reptile Birth
Abbreviations: i-v, metatarsals; 4, fourth distal tarsal; a, astragalus; c, calcaneum; cr, caudal rib; cv, caudal vertebra; d, dentary; fe, femur; fi, ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 14»
10
Sports Medicine: What Happens With Ankle Sprains?
... (the large bone in the ankle that articulates with the tibia of the leg, and the calcaneum and navicular bone of the foot by the tibia and fibula). «FishDuck, Nov 13»

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