| 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. (26 Nov 1998) |
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| trochlea of the talus | The rounded articular surface of the talus articulating with the distal ends of the tibia and fibula. Synonym: trochlea tali, pulley of talus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral malleolar surface of talus | That surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the lateral malleolus of the fibula. Synonym: facies malleolaris lateralis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral process of talus | A projection on the lateral side of the talus below the malleolar articular surface. Synonym: processus lateralis tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral tubercle of posterior process of talus | The prominence lateral to the groove for the flexor hallucis longus tendon. Synonym: tuberculum laterale processus posterioris tali. (05 Mar 2000) |