hindfoot

NOUN
  1. a rear foot of a quadruped
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How To Use hindfoot In A Sentence

  • Digits 1 and 2 on the forefeet are opposable to digits 3-5, and the hindfoot has a well-developed hallux.
  • Most species have three digits on the hindfoot and three or four on the forefoot, but in some only a single digit, the third, remains.
  • The foot can be divided into three anatomic regions: the hindfoot or rearfoot (talus and calcaneus); the midfoot (navicular bone, cuboid bone, and three cuneiform bones); and the forefoot (metatarsals and phalanges).
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