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עצם העקב

Etzem hakav

Translations

Hebrew
עצם העקב
English
Calcaneus
Russian
Пяточная кость
Arabic
عظم العقب
Pronunciation
Etzem hakav

"Calcaneus" in Hebrew is עצם העקב (Etzem hakav). In Russian it is Пяточная кость, and in Arabic عظم العقب. This is a term from the MedHebrew medical-Hebrew dictionary.

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