Talus

  • 21talus — Talipes Tal i*pes, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes, pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet, properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.) The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}. [1913 Webster] Note: Several varieties… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Talus — Das latinisierte griechische Wort Talus („Ferse“) steht für: den bronzenen Riesen Talos aus der griechischen Mythologie, der durch einen Stich in den Fuß getötet wurde das Sprungbein, ein Knochen im Sprunggelenk den Talus (Geologie), eine Halde… …

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  • 23talus — talus1 /tay leuhs/, n., pl. tali / luy/. Anat. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone. [1685 95; < L talus ankle, anklebone, die. See TASSEL1] talus2 /tay leuhs, tal euhs/, n., pl. taluses …

    Universalium

  • 24Talus — The ankle bone. The ankle joint is formed by the talus and the bottom of the tibia and fibula that rest upon it. The Latin word talus means ankle and in medicine it can refer to the entire ankle, too. * * * The bone of the foot that articulates&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 25TALUS — I. TALUS adolescens, sororis Daedali filius, repertâ serpentis maxillâ, parvulum cum secuisset lignum, imitarum postea dentium serpentis spissitudinem, sertam ferream prim us omnium fecit. Reperit etiam tornum, et rotam figuli. Ita cum pluribus&#8230; …

    Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • 26talus — I ta•lus [[t]ˈteɪ ləs[/t]] n. pl. li ( lī). anat. the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone • Etymology: 1685–95; &LT; L tālus ankle II ta•lus [[t]ˈteɪ ləs, ˈtæl əs[/t]] n. pl. lus•es 1) a slope 2) gel a sloping&#8230; …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27talus — n. [L. talus, heel] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The juncture of the tibia and tarsus …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 28talus — noun /ˈteɪləs/ a) (anatomy) The bone of the ankle. By the time he reached the first talus slides under the tall escarpments of the Pilares the dawn was not far to come. b) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice. Syn …

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  • 29Talus MB-4H — Im Einsatz im Hafen von Staithes Der Talus MB 4H ist ein amphibischer Traktor. Er dient dazu, B Class Boote der britischen Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) zu Wasser zu lassen. Er wird an Lifeboat Stationen mit Tidenhub eingesetzt, um&#8230; …

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  • 30talus — noun Talus is used before these nouns: ↑slope …

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