ankle joint
Noun
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A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus (synset 105586073)
is a type of: articulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionshas: anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle jointis a part of: leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
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