Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ordinary language, same as
ankle , 1. - noun In zoology and anatomy, the tarsal joint. In mammals, the tibiotarsal articulation.
- noun In other vertebrates, the mediotarsal articulation. See tarsal, tarsus.
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Examples
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Wherefore, then, some of these congenital displacements, if to a small extent, may be reduced to their natural condition, and especially those at the ankle-joint.
On The Articulations 2007
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In cases of complete dislocation at the ankle-joint, complicated with an external wound, whether the displacement be inward or outward, you are not to reduce the parts, but let any other physician reduce them if he choose.
On The Articulations 2007
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Dislocations at the ankle-joint require strong extension, either with the hands or some such means, and adjustment, which at the same time effects both acts; this is common in all cases.
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When the wealth of Oroites had come or had been carried527 up to Susa, it happened not long after, that king Dareios while engaged in hunting wild beasts twisted his foot in leaping off his horse, and it was twisted, as it seems, rather violently, for the ball of his ankle-joint was put out of the socket.
The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003
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He was suffering from a rheumatic affection of the ankle-joint.
Armadale 2003
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It seemed that he favoured the right foot, though both trod with wincing tenderness, as though he had trodden askew on a sharp-edged stone, and either cut his sole or twisted his ankle-joint.
The Pilgrim of Hate Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1984
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The ankle-joint is a loose hinge, and the great muscles of the calf can straighten the foot out so far that practised dancers walk on the tips of their toes.
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Grim cut off Skiolld's foot at the ankle-joint, but Helgi thrust him through with his spear, and he got his death there and then.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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The result was an abscess, disease of the ankle-joint, and a long agony, which ended in the amputation of the right foot.
How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Major A.R. Calhoon
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But the projecting heel of the human foot is the arm of a lever, haying the ankle-joint as its fulcrum, and, as it strikes the ground, brings the sole of the foot down flat upon it, as shown in figure 1.
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