Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ankle

1 sense of ankle

Sense 1
ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis -- (a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)
       => gliding joint, articulatio plana -- (a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions)