MALLEOLUS
\mˌalɪˈə͡ʊləs], \mˌalɪˈəʊləs], \m_ˌa_l_ɪ__ˈəʊ_l_ə_s]\
Definitions of MALLEOLUS
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
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The joint formed with the legs on each side of the foot; an ankle; in bot., a hammer-shaped slip; the layer by which gardeners propagate plants.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The two projections formed by the bones of the leg at their inferior part. The inner belongs to the tibia; the outer to the fibula. The ankles afford attachment to ligaments; and each has a sort of gutter, in which certain tendons slide. See Malleus.
By Robley Dunglison
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