ankle
n. countablen. the joint that connects your foot to your leg. You use this part of your body to move your foot up and down or side to side.
n. the joint connecting the foot with the leg, specifically the region where the talus bone meets the tibia and fibula.
I hurt my ankle while playing soccer.
She wore a supportive brace on her left ankle to prevent another injury during the marathon.
The surgeon explained that the complex ligaments surrounding the ankle provide stability during lateral movements but remain vulnerable to sudden twisting forces on uneven terrain.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng- Proto-Germanic *-ulaz Proto-Germanic *ankulaz Proto-West Germanic *ankul Old English *ancol Middle English ancle English ankle From Middle English ankel, ancle, ankyll, from Old English ancol (compare anclēow (“ankle”) > Modern English anclef, ancliff, ancley), from Proto-West Germanic ankul, from Proto-Germanic ankulaz (“ankle”); akin to Icelandic ökkla, ökli, Danish and Swedish ankel, Dutch enklaauw, enkel, German Enkel, Old Norse akka, Old Frisian anckel, and perhaps Old High German encha, ancha (“thigh, shin”), from the Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“ankle, joint”). Compare with Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, “limb”), अङ्गुरि (aṅguri, “finger”), Latin angulus. Compare haunch and Greek prefix ἀγκυλο- (ankulo-, “joint, crooked, bent”). Doublet of angulus and angle.