Calcaneoscaphoid

/ˌkælkəˌniːoʊˈskæfɔɪd/ adjective

Relating to the heel bone and the scaphoid bone (boat-shaped bone in the foot).

From Latin calcaneus (heel) + Greek skaphe (boat) + -oid (resembling), describing the relationship between the heel bone and this boat-shaped tarsal bone.

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