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malleolus
CIDE DICTIONARY
malleolus, n. [L., dim. of malleus hammer.].
- A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external. [1913 Webster]
- “ A layer, ” a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
malleolus, n. (pl. malleoli) Anat. a bone with the shape of a hammer-head, esp. each of those forming a projection on either side of the ankle.
Etymology
L, dimin. of malleus hammer
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