Ankle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Ankle bone}, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "ankle":
     articulation, bayonet legs, boundary, bowlegs, butt, calf, cervix,
     clinch, closure, cnemis, connecting link, connecting rod,
     connection, coupling, dovetail, drumstick, elbow, embrace, foreleg,
     gamb, gambrel, gigot, gliding joint, ham, hind leg, hinge,
     hinged joint, hip, hock, interface, jamb, join, joining, joint,
     juncture, knee, knuckle, leg, limb, link, miter, mortise, neck,
     pivot, pivot joint, podite, popliteal space, rabbet, scarf,
     scissor-legs, seam, shank, shin, shoulder, stems, stitch, stumps,
     suture, symphysis, tarsus, tie rod, toggle, toggle joint, trotters,
     union, weld, wrist