malleolar
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- intermalleolar adjective
Etymology
Origin of malleolar
First recorded in 1835–45; malleol(us) + -ar 1
Example Sentences
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Lower extremity of the fibula represented by a distinct malleolar bone articulating with the outer surface of the lower end of the tibia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
The tibia is occasionally broken at its middle and lower thirds, but malleolar fractures are not common.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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