heel bone
101Achilles tendon — Achil′les (or Achil′les ) ten′don n. anat. the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone • Etymology: 1900–05 …
102Achilles tendon — /əˌkɪliz ˈtɛndən/ (say uh.kileez tenduhn) noun the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone. {from the Greek legend of Achilles} …
103calcar — /ˈkælka/ (say kalkah) noun (plural calcaria /kælˈkɛəriə/ (say kal kairreeuh)) Biology 1. the heel bone in mammals. 2. a spur, or spur like process, as in poultry. {Latin: a spur} …
104calcaneus — n. (pl. nei ) heel bone. ♦ calcaneal, ♦ calcanean, a …
105CRUCIFIXION — CRUCIFIXION, mode of execution by fastening the condemned to two crossed beams. Being the form of death to which jesus of nazareth was sentenced by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate between 27 and 36 C.E., crucifixion subsequently acquired… …
106Osteophyte — Bone spur Classification and external resources Small marginal osteophytes (arrows) of the processus anconeus of the ulna can be seen in this gross pathological specimen of a sow …
107Navicular Disease — is a soundness problem in horses, more accurately called navicular syndrome as opposed to disease. It most commonly describes an inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone and its surrounding tissues, usually on the front feet. It can… …
108Horse hoof — A horse hoof is a structure surrounding the distal phalanx of the 3rd digit (digit III of the basic pentadactyl limb of vertebrates, evolved into a single weight bearing digit in equids) of each of the four limbs of Equus species, which is… …
109Equine conformation — [original research?] Parts of a horse Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse s bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other. Undesirable conformat …
110test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… …
