malleolus

[ muh-lee-uh-luhs ]

noun,plural mal·le·o·li [muh-lee-uh-lahy]. /məˈli əˌlaɪ/. Anatomy.
  1. the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibia.

Origin of malleolus

1
1685–95; <Latin: small hammer, mallet, equivalent to malle(us) hammer + -olus-ole1

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malleolus

/ (məˈliːələs) /


nounplural -li (-ˌlaɪ)
  1. either of two rounded bony projections of the tibia and fibula on the sides of each ankle joint

Origin of malleolus

1
C17: diminutive of Latin malleus hammer

Derived forms of malleolus

  • malleolar, adjective

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