TALUS

talus

Noun

  1. (anatomy) The bone of the ankle.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.
  2. The slope of an embankment wall, which is thicker at the bottom than at the top.


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