ankle

an·kle  (ngkl)

n.

1. The joint formed by the articulation of the lower leg bones with the talus. The ankle connects the foot with the leg.

2. The slender section of the leg immediately above the foot.

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[Middle English ancle, ankel, partly from Old English anclow and partly of Scandinavian origin.]

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ankle

Noun

1. the joint connecting the leg and the foot

2. the part of the leg just above the foot [Old Norse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ankle - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions

Translations

ankle [ˈæŋkl] n → tobillo m

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ankle [ˈæŋkl] n → cheville f

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ankle [ˈæŋkl] n → Knöchel m

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ankle [ˈæŋkl] n → caviglia

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ankle

n ankle [ˈӕŋkl]

the (area around the) joint connecting the foot and leg She has broken her ankle. enkel رِسْغ القَدَم، كاحِل глезен kotník ankel der Knöchel αστράγαλος tobillo pahkluu قوزک پا nilkka cheville קַרסוֹל टखना gležanj boka mata kaki ökkli caviglia 足首 발목 kulkšnis potīte buku lali enkel ankel kostka tornozelo gleznă лодыжка členok gleženj gležanj vrist, ankel ข้อเท้า ayak bileği 踝 кісточка, щиколотка ٹخنہ mắt cá chân 踝