"malleolus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /maˈliː.əl.əs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈliː.əl.əs/ [General-American] Forms: malleoli [plural], malleoluses [plural]
Rhymes: -iːələs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”); itself from malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*melh₂-}}, {{bor|en|la|malleolus||a small hammer or mallet}} Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”), {{suffix|la|malleus|olus|gloss1=a hammer, mallet|gloss2=diminutive suffix|nocat=1}} malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun|malleoli|es}} malleolus (plural malleoli or malleoluses)
  1. (anatomy) The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint. Categories (topical): Anatomy Derived forms: malleolar [adjective] Translations (Translations): mal·lèol [masculine] (Catalan), (huái) (Chinese Mandarin), maleol [common-gender] (Danish), kehräsluu (Finnish), malléole [masculine] (French), jalkamuna (Ingrian), kedräsluu (Ingrian), nikan (Ingrian), malleolo [masculine] (Italian), (kurubushi) (alt: くるぶし) (Japanese), cavèja [feminine] (Romagnol), maléolo [masculine] (Spanish), fotknöl [common-gender] (Swedish), ankel [common-gender] (Swedish), ตาตุ่ม (dta-dtum) (Thai), кі́сточка (kístočka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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