- anklebone ankle·bone n
- ['æŋklˌbəʊn]
astragalo
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
anklebone ankle·bone n
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ankle — [n] joint between leg and foot anklebone, astragalus, bone, talus, tarsus; concepts 392,418 … New thesaurus
anklebone — noun the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint • Syn: ↑astragal, ↑astragalus, ↑talus • Derivationally related forms: ↑astragalar (for: ↑astragalus), ↑astragalar … Useful english dictionary
anklebone — [aŋ′kəlbōn΄] n. the bone of the ankle; talus … English World dictionary
ankle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tarsus. See body. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. anklebone, joint, tarsus, astragalus, talus; see also bone … English dictionary for students
anklebone — n. bone in the ankle, talus (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
Talus — The ankle bone. The ankle joint is formed by the talus and the bottom of the tibia and fibula that rest upon it. The Latin word talus means ankle and in medicine it can refer to the entire ankle, too. * * * The bone of the foot that articulates… … Medical dictionary
tibia — tibial, adj. /tib ee euh/, n., pl. tibiae /tib ee ee /, tibias. 1. Anat. the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle and articulate with the femur and the talus; shinbone. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Zool. a. a… … Universalium
talus — talus1 [tā′ləs] n. pl. taluses or tali [tā′lī΄] [ModL < L, ankle] 1. the bone of the ankle that joins with the ends of the fibula, tibia, and calcaneus to form the ankle joint; anklebone 2. the entire ankle talus2 [tā′ləs] n. [Fr < OFr talu … English World dictionary
talus — talus1 /tay leuhs/, n., pl. tali / luy/. Anat. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone. [1685 95; < L talus ankle, anklebone, die. See TASSEL1] talus2 /tay leuhs, tal euhs/, n., pl. taluses … Universalium
talus — noun /ˈteɪləs/ a) (anatomy) The bone of the ankle. By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come. b) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. Syn … Wiktionary
talus — I ta•lus [[t]ˈteɪ ləs[/t]] n. pl. li ( lī). anat. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone • Etymology: 1685–95; < L tālus ankle II ta•lus [[t]ˈteɪ ləs, ˈtæl əs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es 1) a slope 2) gel a sloping… … From formal English to slang
