heel region
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heel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēla; akin to Old Norse hæll heel, Old English hōh more at hock Date: before 12th century 1. a. the back of the human foot below the ankle and behind the arch b. the part of the hind limb of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
region — 1. An often arbitrarily limited portion of the surface of the body. SEE ALSO: space, zone. 2. A portion of the body having a special nervous or vascular supply, or a part of an organ having a special … Medical dictionary
Tar Heel — (or Tarheel) is a nickname applied to the state and inhabitants of North Carolina. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams and students.The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most experts believe… … Wikipedia
Puck van Heel — Gerardus Henricus „Puck“ van Heel (* 21. Januar 1904 in Rotterdam; † 18. Dezember 1984 ebenda) war ein niederländischer Fußballspieler, der in den 1920er und 1930er Jahren bei Feijenoord in seiner Heimatstadt Rotterdam aktiv war. Von 1925 bis 1938 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Van Heel — Gerardus Henricus „Puck“ van Heel (* 21. Januar 1904 in Rotterdam; † 18. Dezember 1984 ebenda) war ein niederländischer Fußballspieler, der in den 1920er und 1930er Jahren bei Feijenoord in seiner Heimatstadt Rotterdam aktiv war. Von 1925 bis 1938 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pays-Bas (région historique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pays Bas Belgiques (homonymie) et Pays Bas (homonymie). Les Pays Bas Les Pays Bas (Lage Landen ou Nederlanden en … Wikipédia en Français
Thomas heel — a shoe correction consisting of a heel about 0.5 inch (1 cm) longer and slightly higher on the inside, used to bring the heel of the foot into varus and to prevent depression in the region of the head of the talus … Medical dictionary
greasy heel — swelling and seborrheic dermatitis in the region of the fetlock and pastern on the back of a horse s leg, with formation of cracks in the skin and excretion of oily matter, usually due to prolonged standing in wet or unsanitary quarters. A… … Medical dictionary
Navicular 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… … Wikipedia
regio — SYN: region. [L.] regiones abdominis [TA] SYN: abdominal regions, under region. r. abdominis lateralis flank. r. analis [TA] SYN: anal triangle. r. antebrachialis anterior anterior region of forearm. r. antebrachialis posterior … Medical dictionary
