articulatio talocruralis

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Noun

1.articulatio talocruralis - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusankle, ankle joint, mortise jointanklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle jointleg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and anklearticulatio plana, gliding joint - a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions