1.
[syn: ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ankle \An"kle\ ([a^][ng]"k'l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS.
ancleow; akin to Icel. ["o]kkla, ["o]kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel,
D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha
thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf.
Haunch.]
The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
[1913 Webster]
Ankle bone, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ankle
n 1: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and
fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: ankle,
ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis]