as·trag·a·lus ( -str g -ls)n. pl. as·trag·a·li (-l   ) See talus1. [New Latin, from Greek astragalos, vertebra; see ost- in Indo-European roots.] as·trag a·lar adj. |
astragalus [æˈstrægələs]
n pl -li [-ˌlaɪ]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy another name for talus1
[via New Latin from Latin: astragal]
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| Noun | 1. |  Astragalus - large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosaerosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
| 2. |  astragalus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle jointankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
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