MALLEOLUS


Meaning of MALLEOLUS in English

/meuh lee"euh leuhs/ , n. , pl. malleoli /-luy'/ . Anat.

the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the fibula or of the tibula.

[ 1685-95; malle ( us ) hammer + -olus -OLE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .