anklebone


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an·kle·bone

(ăng′kəl-bōn′)
n.
See talus 1.
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anklebone

(ˈæŋkəlˌbəʊn)
n
(Anatomy) the nontechnical name for talus 1
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an•kle•bone

(ˈæŋ kəlˌboʊn)

n.
the talus.
[1350–1400]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:anklebone - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint]anklebone - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
ankle, 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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Translations

anklebone

[ˈæŋklbəʊn] N → hueso m del tobillo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

anklebone

[ˈæŋklˌbəʊn] n → astragalo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

anklebone

n hueso del tobillo
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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