malleolus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'malleolus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malleolus

[ n.]

- A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
- " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.

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mal- mala malabar malacatune malacca malachite malacissant malacissation malacobdella malacoderm

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