PAINFUL HEEL
\pˈe͡ɪnfə͡l hˈiːl], \pˈeɪnfəl hˈiːl], \p_ˈeɪ_n_f_əl h_ˈiː_l]\
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A condition in which bearing the weight on the heel causes more or less severe pain; it is frequently gonorrheal in origin, and in most cases is due to a bony growth on the plantar surface of the os calcis at the point of origin of the flexor brevis digitorum muscle.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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