anklebone

an·kle·bone

A0313600 (ăng′kəl-bōn′)n. See talus¹.

anklebone

(ˈæŋkəlˌbəʊn) n (Anatomy) the nontechnical name for talus¹

an•kle•bone

(ˈæŋ kəlˌboʊn)

n. the talus. [1350–1400]

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anklebone - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle jointastragal, astragalus, talusbone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebratesankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

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