heel bone

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heel bone

noun heel bones

  1. The large bone making up the heel of the human foot.

    Similar: calcaneus

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noun heel bone

Españolcalcáneo, zancajo, cangallo, chambaril
한국어발꿈치뼈 balkkumchippyeo
日本語踵骨 shōkotsu
Portuguêscalcâneo
Françaiscalcanéum
Русскийпя́точная кость pjátočnaja kostʹ

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@misc{heel_bone_2026,
  title = {heel bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heel%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}