Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrocalcaneal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-cal-caneal
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the calcaneus.

Etymology

From retro- + calcaneal. By surface analysis, retro- + calc(aneus) + -aneal.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does retrocalcaneal mean?
Behind the calcaneus.
Where does retrocalcaneal come from?
From retro- + calcaneal. By surface analysis, retro- + calc(aneus) + -aneal.

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