Ankle Ankle

Ankle - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Boundary, Butt, Calf, Cervix, Clinch, Closure, Connection, Coupling, Dovetail, Drumstick, Elbow, Embrace, Ham, Hinge, Hip
The bones in the foot
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The bones in the foot

In anatomy, the ankle is the part of the lower limb that is located between the foot and the leg. It comprises two joints: the talocrural joint, connecting the distal ends of the tibia and fibula with the proximal end of the talus, and the subtalar joint, connecting the talus with the calcaneus.

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Example Usage of Ankle

Crystalgate: @mzzlee Here's to Ankle being better soon! (Better than fallng on your head, I think!)
maddoxmusic: is off on his first group hike since breaking his Ankle back in February. ...anxious to be out in nature again! #fb
DEDEBACHER: @CodyBrown Go to a hospital and have your Ankle x-rayed. If you have big dark purple bruises it is probably broken. Apply ice.
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