| NOUN | body | mortise joint, ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis | a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
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| artifact | mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint | a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
| Meaning | A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus. | |
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| Synonyms | ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis | |
| Part of | leg | A human limb |
| Parts | anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus | The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint |
| Broader | gliding joint, articulatio plana | A freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions / motions |
| Spanish | articulatio talocruralis, tobillo | |
| Catalan | articulatio talocruralis, turmell | |
| Meaning | A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other. | |
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| Synonym | mortise-and-tenon joint | |
| Parts | mortise, mortice | A square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint |
| tenon | A projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint | |
| Narrower | dovetail, dovetail joint | A mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
| tongue and groove joint | A mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board | |
| Broader | joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| Catalan | caixa i metxa | |
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