malleolus

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

ankle

Translations

malleolo

mal·lèol

Fußknöchel

maleolo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈliː.əl.əs/

Etymology

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