talus

4 definitions found

talus - 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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  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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  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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talus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]