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calcaneum

calcaneum noun: the calcaneus.

Noun

calcaneum (plural calcaneums or calcanea)

  1. The calcaneus.

calcaneum meaning in Tamil and Kannada

calcaneum in Tamil

குதிக்கால் எலும்பு, கால்கேனியம்

calcaneum in Kannada

ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಿಕಾ

Forms of calcaneum

pluralcalcaneums
pluralcalcanea

Origin of calcaneum

Borrowed from Latin calcāneum, from Latin calx, calcis (“heel”).

Words formed from calcaneum

Questions about calcaneum

What does calcaneum mean?
Calcaneum means the calcaneus.
What is calcaneum in Tamil?
Calcaneum in Tamil is குதிக்கால் எலும்பு, கால்கேனியம். See Calcaneum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calcaneum?
Calcaneum is a noun.
What is the plural of calcaneum?
The plural of calcaneum is calcaneums.

Words near calcaneum in the dictionary

  1. calcaneoscaphoid
  2. calcaneotibial
  3. calcaneous
  4. calcaneovalgus
  5. calcaneovarus
  6. calcaneum
  7. calcaneums
  8. calcaneus
  9. Calcano
  10. Calcanos
  11. calcant

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