an·kle
(ăng′kəl)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.
[Middle English ancle, ankel, partly from Old English anclēow and partly of Scandinavian origin.]
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ankle
(ˈæŋkəl)n
1. (Anatomy) the joint connecting the leg and the foot. See talus1
2. (Anatomy) the part of the leg just above the foot
[C14: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus angle1]
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an•kle
(ˈæŋ kəl)n.
1. the joint between the foot and leg.
2. the slender part of the leg above the foot.
[before 1000; Middle English ankel, probably in part < Scandinavian (compare early Swedish ankol, Old Norse ǫkkul, c. Old High German anchal, enchil), in part continuing Middle English ancle(e), anclowe, Old English anclēow(e)]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  ankle - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusanklebone, 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 |
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ankle
nounRelated words
technical name talus
technical name talus
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Translations
رُسْغ القَدَمرِسْغ القَدَم، كاحِل
kotník
ankelkno
maleolo
nilkka
gležanj
boka
ökkli
くるぶし
발목
talus
kulkšnis
potīte
gleženj
ankelfotledvrist
ข้อเท้า
mắt cá chân
ankle
[ˈæŋkl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ankle
n → Knöchel m
ankle
:anklebone
n → Sprungbein nt
ankle boot
n → Halbstiefel m
ankle bracelet
n → Fußkettchen nt
ankle-deep
adj → knöcheltief
ankle joint
n → Sprunggelenk nt
ankle sock
n → Söckchen nt
ankle strap
n → Schuhriemchen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ankle
(ˈӕŋkl) noun the (area around the) joint connecting the foot and leg. She has broken her ankle.
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ankle
→ رُسْغ القَدَم kotník ankel Knöchel αστράγαλος tobillo nilkka cheville gležanj caviglia くるぶし 발목 enkel ankel kostka tornozelo голеностопный сустав ankel ข้อเท้า ayak bileği mắt cá chân 踝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
an·kle
n. tobillo;
___ bone → hueso del ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
ankle
n tobillo; — jerk reflejo aquíleoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.