ANKLE Definition & Meaning

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ankle

[ ang-kuhl ]

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noun

(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
the corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird; hock.
the slender part of the leg above the foot.

ankle

/ ˈæŋ��ə�� /

noun

the joint connecting the leg and the foot See talus 1
the part of the leg just above the foot

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ankle¹

First recorded before 1000; partly from Middle English ankel, enkel, ankyl, cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old Frisian ankel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse ǫ��ܱ� (from unrecorded ankula); partly from Middle English anclowe, oncleou, Old English anclēow, onclēow, cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch ��԰��, Old High German ��Գ��; akin to Latin angulus “corner, angle,” Greek ��԰�ú��ǲ� “bent, crooked,” and ��԰�ṓn “bend of the arm, elbow”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ankle¹

C14: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus angle ¹

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The standard practice in the NHS today is to place two wristbands around babies' ankles immediately after birth and keep mother and child together through their hospital stay.

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Freddie Freeman, who hasn’t played since slipping in the shower on his surgically repaired ankle, is placed on the 10-day injured list by the Dodgers.

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Freeman has been out since he slipped in the shower at his home Sunday and fell, aggravating the right ankle he had surgically repaired this offseason in the process.

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He did not turn over his passport or register for an ankle monitor as he was ordered to by the court.

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Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman aggravated his surgically repaired ankle when he slipped in the shower, keeping him out of the lineup vs.

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