malleolus

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/maˈliː.əl.əs/

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/maˈliː.əl.əs/ · /məˈliː.əl.əs/

Definition of malleolus

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noun

The bony prominence with a shape likened to a hammerhead, especially each of those at the distal end of the fibula or tibia, on either side of the ankle joint.

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Borrowed from Latin malleolus (“a small hammer or mallet”); itself from malleus (“a hammer, mallet”) + -olus (“diminutive suffix”).

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