2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ankle \An"kle\ ([a^][ng]"k'l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow AS
ancleow akin to Icel. ["o]kkla, ["o]kli, Dan. and Sw ankel,
D. enklaauw enkel G. enkel and perh. OHG. encha, ancha
thigh, shin: cf Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf
{Haunch}.]
The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
{Ankle bone}, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ankle
n : a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: {ankle
joint}, {mortise joint}, {articulatio talocruralis}]
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