The part of a person's lower limb between the leg and the front part of the foot (= tarsus, n. 1a); the main joint of this part, involving the…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > ankle > [noun] (5) ankleeOE The part of a person's lower limb between the leg and the front part of the foot (= tarsus, n. 1a); the main joint of this part, involving the… rascettea1400 Anatomy. The wrist (carpus). Also: the ankle (tarsus) (rare). Obsolete. wrist?1515 The ankle; the instep. Usually wrist of the foot. Now dialect. pastern1555 The corresponding part in other ungulates. Also (now rare): the human ankle. ankle joint1636 the part of a person's lower limb between the leg and the foot (cf. sense 1a) (now rare); (also) any articulation present within the ankle of a… |
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