MALLEOLUS

Etymology

Noun

malleolus (plural malleoli)

(anatomy) The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.

Source: Wiktionary

Mal*le"*o*lus, n.; pl. Malleoli. Etym: [L., dim. of malleus hammer.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.

2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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