Dictionary Home » The American Heritage Medical Dictionary » talocalcaneonavicular joint

talocalcaneonavicular joint

talocalcaneonavicular joint definition - medical

ta·lo·cal·ca·ne·o·na·vic·u·lar joint (tāˌlō-kăl-kāˌnē-ō-nə-vĭkˈyə-lər)

noun
A ball-and-socket joint, part of the transverse tarsal joint, formed by the head of the talus articulating with the navicular bone and the anterior part of the calcaneus.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.