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Talus(health)
talus(1)(dictionary)
talus(medicine)
talus(2)(dictionary)
trochlea of the talus(medicine)
neck of talus(medicine)
pulley of talus(medicine)
body of talus(medicine)
head of talus(medicine)

talus (medicine)


talus


1. <anatomy> The astragalus.

2. <surgery> A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.

1. A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

2. <geology> A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

Origin: L, the ankle, the ankle bone.