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calcaneous

calcaneous is the misspelling 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 calcaneous

What is calcaneous the misspelling of?
Calcaneous is the misspelling of calcaneus.

Words near calcaneous in the dictionary

  1. calcaneonavicular
  2. calcaneoplantar
  3. calcaneoquartal
  4. calcaneoscaphoid
  5. calcaneotibial
  6. calcaneous
  7. calcaneovalgus
  8. calcaneovarus
  9. calcaneum
  10. calcaneums
  11. calcaneus

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