articulatio talocruralis

1. 1.

   a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

   Synonymsankleankle jointmortise joint

   Broadergliding joint

   Part ofleg

   Partsanklebone

Questions about articulatio talocruralis

What does articulatio talocruralis mean?

articulatio talocruralis means "a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus".

What is another word for articulatio talocruralis?

Close synonyms include ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is articulatio talocruralis a common word?

articulatio talocruralis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.