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(Greek > Latin: ankle, tarsal plate of the eyelid; from Greek tarsos, frame of wickerwork; broad, flat surface, as also in tarsos podos, the flat of the foot, instep of the foot; the edge of the eyelid)
(Greek: anklebone, talus ball of ankle joint; dice, die [the Greeks made these from ankle bones])
(Greek: the part of the leg between the knee and the ankle)
(Latin: the ankle, anklebone)
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“ankle”
ankle clonus, foot clonus
A series of abnormal reflex movements of the foot, induced by sudden dorsiflexion, causing alternate contractions and relaxations of the triceps surae muscle.
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clon-, clono-, clonus- +
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articulatio talocruralis, ankle joint
1. A hinge synovial joint between the tibia and fibula above and the talus below.
2. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.
3. The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus.
2. A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.
3. The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus.
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junct-, jug-, join- +
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tal-, talo-, tali-
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