Talus

4 definitions found

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

  Talipes \Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes,
     pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet,
     properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.)
     The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}.
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     Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes
           varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;
           {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T.
           equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the
           patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T.
           calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole
           faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Talus \Ta"lus\, n.; pl. {Tali}. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]
     1. (Anat.) The astragalus.
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     2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ({Talipes calcaneus}). See
        the Note under {Talipes}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Talus \Ta"lus\, n. [F.]
     1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
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     2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the
        foot of a precipice.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  talus
       n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: {scree}]
       2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to
          form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal}, {astragalus}]
       [also: {tali} (pl)]