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Noun: ankle  angkul
  1. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
    - ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis

Derived forms: ankles

See also: anklet

Type of: articulatio plana, gliding joint

Part of: leg

Encyclopedia: Ankle