heel joint

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• heel — heel1 [hēl] n. [ME hele < OE hela, akin to Du hiel < Gmc * hanhila < * hanha < IE base * kenk , leg joint, heel] 1. the back part of the human foot, under the ankle and behind the instep: see CALCANEUS 2. the corresponding part of the …   English World dictionary

• heel — heel1 heelless, adj. /heel/, n. 1. the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle. 2. an analogous part in other vertebrates. 3. either hind foot or hoof of some animals, as the horse. 4. the foot as a whole: He was hung by the heels …   Universalium

• joint — /joynt/, n. 1. the place at which two things, or separate parts of one thing, are joined or united, either rigidly or in such a way as to permit motion; juncture. 2. a connection between pieces of wood, metal, or the like, often reinforced with… …   Universalium

• heel — 1. Proximal portion of the plantar surface of the foot. 2. SYN: calx (2). 3. SYN: distal end. [A.S. hela] black h. SYN: calcaneal petechiae. cracked h. SYN: keratoderma plantare sulcatum. painful h. a condition in which bearing …   Medical dictionary

• Heel — The heel is the prominence at the posterior end of the foot. It is based on the projection of one bone, the calcaneus, behind the articulation of the bones of the lower leg. In the long footed mammals, both the hoofed species (unguligrade) and… …   Wikipedia

• heel — English has two separate words heel. The one that names the rear part of the foot [OE] comes ultimately from Germanic *khangkh , which also produced English hock ‘quadruped’s joint corresponding to the human ankle’. From it was derived *khākhil …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• heel — English has two separate words heel. The one that names the rear part of the foot [OE] comes ultimately from Germanic *khangkh , which also produced English hock ‘quadruped’s joint corresponding to the human ankle’. From it was derived *khākhil …   Word origins

• heel — n. the part of the foot that extends behind the ankle joint, formed by the heel bone (see calcaneus) …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Welt joint — welt welt (w[e^]lt), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as: (a) A small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Calcaneocuboid joint — The calcaneocuboid joint is located in the foot between the calcaneus bone (the heel bone) and the cuboid bone (a bone shaped like a cube just in front of the calcaneus). The calcaneocuboid joint is a gliding type of joint. The ligaments that… …   Medical dictionary

• Suffrago — Suf*fra go, n. [L., the hock, from sub under + frangere to break.] (Zo[ o]l.) The heel joint. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English