malleolus

n. 踝 [医] 踝

发音

UK /maˈliː.əl.əs/
其它
US /məˈliː.əl.əs/

词形变化

malleoli 复数 malleoli malleoluses malleoluses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    踝

    医学

相关短语

lateral malleolus medial malleolus posterior malleolus

词源

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

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