malleolus

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noun, plural mal·le·o·li

[-lahy] . Anatomy.

the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibula.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin: small hammer, mallet, equivalent to malle(us) hammer + -olus -ole¹

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malleolus (məˈliːələs)

—n , pl -li
	either of two rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint

[C17: diminutive of Latin malleus hammer]

mal'leolar

—*adj*

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