Found 2 items, similar to talus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: talus talus n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff [syn: scree] 2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint [syn: anklebone, astragal, astragalus] [also: tali (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: talus 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]