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Ankle

The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.

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Anklet 74% connected

An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.

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Anklet 74% connected

An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.

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Astragal 70% connected

A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.

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Astragalus 70% connected

The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.

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Talus 70% connected

The astragalus.

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Leg 70% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Articulatio noun · 85% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 85% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Joint noun · 85% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Meniscus noun · 85% connection

(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint

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Semilunar cartilage noun · 85% connection

(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint

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Cartilage noun · 85% connection

tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

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Gristle noun · 85% connection

tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

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Sinew noun · 85% connection

a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

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Tendon noun · 85% connection

a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

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Diarthrosis noun · 85% connection

a joint so articulated as to move freely

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Elbow noun · 85% connection

the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

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Fetlock noun · 85% connection

the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

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Fetlock joint noun · 85% connection

the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

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Fibrous joint noun · 85% connection

an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull)

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Hock noun · 85% connection

tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

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Hock-joint noun · 85% connection

tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

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Knee noun · 85% connection

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

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Ankylosis noun · 78% connection

Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.

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Articulate verb · 78% connection

To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.

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Articulus noun · 78% connection

A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.

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But verb · 78% connection

A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also called butt joint.

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Butting joint unknown · 78% connection

A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the jo…

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Caesura noun · 78% connection

A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause in the middle…

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Centrale noun · 78% connection

The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the navicular.

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Chase noun · 78% connection

A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of cli…

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Cheliform adjective · 78% connection

Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasp…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: joint, connects, foot, tarsus.
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Coparcenary noun · 78% connection

Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of succession to an inheritance.

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Coupling noun · 78% connection

A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: joint, connects, foot, tarsus.
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Enarthrosis noun · 78% connection

A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation represented by such a joint. See Articulation.

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