Ankle
Ankle (an"k'l) , noun
[Old English ancle, anclow, Anglo-Saxon ancleow; akin to Icelandic okkla, okli, Danish and Swedish ankel, Dutch enklaauw, enkel, German enkel, and perh. Old High German encha, ancha thigh, shin: compare Sanskrit anga limb, anguri finger. Compare Haunch.]
The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.
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Ankle bone , the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.