Talus

Talus
The ankle bone. The ankle joint is formed by the talus and the bottom of the tibia and fibula that rest upon it. The Latin word "talus" means ankle and in medicine it can refer to the entire ankle, too.
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The bone of the foot that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint. SYN: ankle bone, ankle (3). [L. ankle bone, heel]

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ta·lus 'tā-ləs n, pl ta·li 'tā-.lī
1) the human astragalus that bears the weight of the body and together with the tibia and fibula forms the ankle joint called also anklebone
2) the entire ankle

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n.
the ankle bone. It forms part of the tarsus, articulating with the tibia above, with the fibula to the lateral (outer) side, and with the calcaneus below.

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ta·lus (taґləs) pl. taґli [L. “ankle”] [TA] the highest of the tarsal bones and the one that articulates with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint; called also ankle bone, astragalus, astragaloid bone, and os tarsi tibiale. talar adj

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • talus — talus …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • talus — 1. (ta lû) s. m. 1°   Synonyme de pente, qui s emploie dans le cas d une pente assez forte ; se dit spécialement de la surface inclinée d un terrain. •   L Arveiron, alors très petit, sort, en rampant, de dessous la glace, qui descend en talus… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • talus — TÁLUS, talusuri, s.n. (anat.) Călcâi, astragal. – Din lat. talus. Trimis de LauraGellner, 23.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  TÁLUS s. v. astragal. Trimis de siveco, 03.01.2008. Sursa: Sinonime  tálus (anat.) s. n …   Dicționar Român

  • Talus — may refer to:* Talus (fortification), a sloped portion of a fortified wall * Talus bone, the ankle bone, connecting the leg to the foot * Talus, a planet in the Star Wars universe * Talus, an electronic design automation tool by Magma Design… …   Wikipedia

  • Talus — Ta lus, n.; pl. {Tali}. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.] 1. (Anat.) The astragalus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ({Talipes calcaneus}). See the Note under {Talipes}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Talus — Ta lus, n. [F.] 1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Talus [1] — Talus (lat.), so v.w. Astragalus …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Talus [2] — Talus (fr., spr. Talüh), 1) Böschung, Abdachung; 2) (gewöhnlich falsch Talut), die schräge Lage der Fenster eines Mistbeets od. Glashauses, daher Talusmauern, Mauern, an od. auf welchen diese Fenster liegen; Taluswände, durch Terrassirung u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Talus [1] — Talus (lat.), Sprungbein, s. Fuß, S. 227 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Talus [2] — Talus (franz., spr. lǖ), Böschung (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Talus — (frz., spr. lüh), Böschung; talutieren, abböschen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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