malleolus
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malleolus /maˈliːələs/
▶noun (pl. malleoli /-lʌɪ/) Anatomy a bony projection with a shape likened to a hammer head, especially each of those on either side of the ankle.
– origin C17: from L., dimin. of malleus ‘hammer’.
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