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| mal·le·o·lus [ mə l ələss ] (plural mal·le·o·li [ mə l ə l ]) |
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protuberance at end of leg bone: either of the hammer-shaped bony protuberances at the sides of the ankle joint that project from the lower end of the tibia and fibula
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin, "little hammer" < malleus "hammer"] |
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 mal·le·o·lar adjective |
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