TALI

TALUS

anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus

(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

talus, scree

(noun) a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

tali

plural of talus

Anagrams

• Ital, LIAT, LITA, Lita, TILA, Tail, Tila, alit, ital, lait, lati, tail

Source: Wiktionary


TALUS

Ta"lus, n.; pl. Tali. Etym: [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The astragalus.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.

Ta"lus, n. Etym: [F.]

1. (Fort.)

Definition: A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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