noun
- A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.
- synonyms: ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis
- A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other.
- synonyms: mortise-and-tenon joint
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