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English noun: ankle

1. ankle (body) a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus


Synonymsankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint


Broader (hypernym)articulatio plana, gliding joint


Part holonymanklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus


Part meronymleg









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