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CALCANEUS [4 records]

Record 1 2014-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Anatomy
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anatomie animale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Anatomía animal
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2000-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

The largest of the tarsal bones; it forms the heel and articulates with the cuboid anteriorly and the talus above.

OBS

Plural form: calcanei.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os du talon.

Spanish

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Record 3 1990-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

... a ... congenital abnormality of the foot in which the dorsum of the child's foot lies against the shin. There are frequently associated deformities of the sub-talar and mid-tarsal joints with the heel lying in the varus or valgus position (talipes calcaneo-varus, talipes calcaneovalgus).

OBS

Antonym: talipes equinus.

OBS

The term "talipes calcaneus" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Variété de pied bot associant une flexion dorsale du pied qui le place sur la face antérieure du tibia (pied bot talus direct) ou sur la face antéro-externe du tibia (pied bot talus valgus).

OBS

Antonyme : pied bot équin.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 4 1978-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Bones and Joints
OBS

... the large tarsal bone that forms the heel in man; heel bone ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Os du tarse qui forme le talon.

Spanish

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