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calcanea

calcanea is the plural of calcaneus.

Meaning of calcaneus

Noun

calcaneus (plural calcanei or calcanea)

  1. The large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone.
    Synonyms:
    heelbone, heel bone

Questions about calcanea

What is calcanea the plural of?
Calcanea is the plural of calcaneus.

Words near calcanea in the dictionary

  1. Calcagnis
  2. Calcagno
  3. Calcagnos
  4. calcalkaline
  5. calcanceocuboid
  6. calcanea
  7. calcaneal
  8. calcaneal tendon
  9. calcaneal tendons
  10. calcanean
  11. calcanectomy

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