HyperDic: anklebone

English > 1 sense of the word *anklebone*:
NOUN	body	anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus	the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

anklebone > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'ngkahlbow.n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *anklebone*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
Synonyms	astragal, astragalus, talus
Part of	ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis	A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
Broader	bone, os	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanish	astrágalo, chita, taba
Catalan	astràgal, marranxa, taba