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跟こん骨こつ

also: ごんこつ

Meanings

1

noun

calcaneus; heel bone

obsolete term

Obsolete anatomical term; the modern standard is 踵骨 (しょうこつ).

See also: 踵骨

古ふるい医い学がく書しょには「跟こん骨こつ」という表ひょう記きが見みられる。
The notation '跟骨' can be found in old medical texts.

Written forms

跟骨
- こんこつ
  Obsolete kanji term for the heel bone; the reading こんこつ is given as the primary reading.
- ごんこつ
  Alternate reading ごんこつ; also obsolete.
ごんこつ

Kanji

跟heel
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Similar words

踵しょう骨こつ
Modern standard term for the calcaneus; 跟骨 is its obsolete variant.

Etymology

The kanji 跟 means 'heel' and 骨 means 'bone'. The term is an obsolete Sino-Japanese compound; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.