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malleolus

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Noun
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mal=le=o=lus

CIDE DICTIONARY

malleolusn. [L., dim. of malleus hammer.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  “ A layer, ” a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

malleolus, n. (pl. malleoli) Anat. a bone with the shape of a hammer-head, esp. each of those forming a projection on either side of the ankle.

Etymology
L, dimin. of malleus hammer

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