Malleolus Definition

mə-lēə-ləs
malleoli
noun
The rounded, bony protuberance on each side of the ankle joint.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Malleolus

Noun

Singular:
malleolus
Plural:
malleoli

Origin of Malleolus

  • New Latin from Latin diminutive of malleus hammer melə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Malleolus Sentence Examples

  • The articulation between the tibia and astragalus is more complex than in other mammals, the end of the malleolus entering into it.

  • Therefore the injury begins medially, rupturing the deltoid ligament or pulling of the medial malleolus.

  • They revealed an oblique fracture of the medial malleolus.

  • The significance a fracture of the posterior malleolus is controversial.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAL

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SUSLUS

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