ANKLE Definition & Meaning

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ankle

[ang-kuhl]

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noun

(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
the corresponding joint in a quadruped or bird; hock.
the slender part of the leg above the foot.

ankle

/ ˈæŋ��ə�� /

noun

the joint connecting the leg and the foot See talus 1
the part of the leg just above the foot

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ankle¹

First recorded before 1000; partly from Middle English ankel, enkel, ankyl, cognate with Middle Low German, Dutch enkel, Old Frisian ankel, Old High German anchal, enchil, Old Norse ǫ��ܱ� (from unrecorded ankula); partly from Middle English anclowe, oncleou, Old English anclēow, onclēow, cognate with Middle Low German anclef, Dutch ��԰��, Old High German ��Գ��; akin to Latin angulus “corner, angle,” Greek ��԰�ú��ǲ� “bent, crooked,” and ��԰�ṓn “bend of the arm, elbow”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of ankle¹

C14: from Old Norse; related to German, Dutch enkel, Latin angulus _angle ¹

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At the end of last season, which City finished without a major trophy for the first time in eight years, Foden revealed he had been carrying an ankle injury and struggling mentality.

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Lavelle is returning to the national team after losing more than six months following ankle surgery.

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Woakes, who has missed England's past two Tests, has recovered from an ankle injury, while Carse will play his first home Test after overcoming a foot problem.

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Van Poortvliet was England's first-choice nine before the 2023 Rugby World Cup but sustained an ankle injury, which forced him to withdraw from the tournament and gave Mitchell an opportunity to stake his claim.

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Woakes is returning from an ankle problem he first felt at the end of England's tour of New Zealand in December.

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