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heel bone

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heel bone
n.
See calcaneus.

heel bone
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the nontechnical name for calcaneus


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Beard designed and patented a spherical, "roll control" heel, which cushions a driver's heel bone.
Witness the new treatment for a common condition in runners known as Haglund's syndrome, an enlargement of the outside of the heel bone near the Achilles tendon.
Stojic back: Sophomore guard/forward Sasa Stojic was scheduled to play her first minutes Wednesday for the women's basketball team since undergoing an offseason surgical procedure, in which a portion of her heel bone that was protruding on a nerve was shaved off.
 
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