talus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

talus
    n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn:
         {talus}, {scree}]
    2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to
       form the ankle joint [syn: {anklebone}, {astragal},
       {astragalus}, {talus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.
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   Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes
         varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;
         {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T.
         equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the
         patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T.
         calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole
         faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Talus \Ta"lus\, n.; pl. {Tali}. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]
   1. (Anat.) The astragalus.
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   2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ({Talipes calcaneus}). See
      the Note under {Talipes}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Talus \Ta"lus\, n. [F.]
   1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
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   2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the
      foot of a precipice.
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