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UK
/ˈæŋkəl/
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[ US /ˈæŋkəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈæŋkəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
How To Use ankle In A Sentence
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- But Sexton found Nicks for an easy 31-yard score on fourth down with 4: 11 left to seal it, and Nicks set the receiving record with a 22-yard catch a little later from T.J. Yates, making his first appearance in relief from a broken ankle suffered in September against Virginia Tech. Newspaper Home Delivery - Subscribe Today USATODAY.com
- She took a lot of tweed and heavy suiting, an ankle-length dress and platform shoes - quite the bonkers stuff.
- Her wrists were bound together with rope, and so were her ankles, her neck open to the air and the world, and her entire body was in a guillotine, the blade lingering high above.
- The mud beneath my feet was soft and with every step, I sunk in to my ankle or deeper.
- The effect of preventive measures on the incidence of ankle sprains.
- He suffered face, hand and ankle burns trying to tackle the blaze with a garden hose. The Sun
- The biggest concern is that the safety release of AT bindings is not designed to protect ankles in soft boots.
- In old persons intracapsular fracture may be caused by such a trivial thing as turning in bed, and even a sudden twist of the ankle has been sufficient to produce this injury. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
- Wrist, arm or ankle fractures account for 50 percent of injuries.