calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx

(Latin: lime, calcium; heel, bone of the tarsus; to tread [derived from calx, calcis, limestone, lime, pebble; from Greek words halix and psephos meaning "small stone, pebble"])

acalculia

1. The inability to work with numbers.
2. A form of aphasia characterized by the inability to perform mathematical calculations.
3. The inability or loss of the ability to perform arithmetic operations.

a capite ad calcem

From head to heel; thoroughly.

Equivalent to “from top to bottom”.

altocalciphilia

A sexual desire for a person (not necessarily a woman) wearing high heels.

astragalocalcanean

calcaneal

calcanean

calcaneitis

calcaneoapophysitis

An affection of the posterior part of the calcaneus marked by pain at the point of insertion of the Achilles tendon, with swelling of the soft parts.

calcaneodynia, calcodynia

A painful calcaneus heel.

calcaneotibial

calcaneum

calcaneus

calcanodynia

Pain in the heel when standing or walking.

calcareous

calcaroid

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calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx

(Latin: lime, calcium; heel, bone of the tarsus; to tread [derived from calx, calcis, limestone, lime, pebble; from Greek words halix and psephos meaning "small stone, pebble"])

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