English Explanatory Dictionary

malleolus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/maˈliː.əl.əs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malleolus.wav /məˈliː.əl.əs/

Word forms

malleolus malleoli malleoluses

Etymology

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

Derived words

malleolar
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