What is Calcaneus?
{{Infobox bone | Name = Calcaneus | Latin = Calcaneus, Calcaneum, Os calcis | Image = Subtalar Joint.PNG | Caption = The calcaneus forms the bony part of the [[heel]]. It forms a joint with the [[talus bone]], the [[subtalar joint]]. | Image2 = Calcaneus animation01.gif | Caption2 = Bones of the [[foot]], with the calcaneus shown in red | Origins = | Insertions = | Articulations = }} The '''calcaneus''' is a bone of the [[foot]] and part of the [[heel]]. Its name came from the [[Latin]] word {{IPAc-en|k|ae|l|'|k|ei|n|i:|@|s}}, ''calcaneus'' or ''calcaneum'', meaning heel.<ref>Mosby’s Medical, Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Mosby-Year Book Inc., 1994, p. 242</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Bones of the foot]]