WordNet
n. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus [syn: ankle, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis]
Usage examples of "ankle joint".
Short or LeFleur had immobilized it, splinting from hip to ankle joint with branches trimmed for the purpose.
Too big to retract, the claws pivoted up so that they curved against the ankle joint with their needle points forward.
I hit the drives while Vongsavath was still fastening the last of the ankle joint struts and felt more than heard the servos murmur to life.
They wrapped around the slave's instep and leg, while the creature buried its tiny head into the ankle joint.
The legs must have twisted to form an ankle joint, the sockets in the leg and arm columns are offset enough to do that.
He did, and he felt the ankle joint bend, the curl of the toes, the movement of the sheets.
The job took longer than it should have due to the dullness of the blade and the smallness of the knife, but finally he cut all the way through, having a particularly rough time with the ankle joint.
It had bitten down on Jerry Knight's left foot, tearing it away at the ankle joint.