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Ankle

/ˈæŋkəl/
A joint located between the foot and the leg, allowing the foot to move up and down and rotate.

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Examples:

She hurt her ankle.He twisted his ankle playing basketball.

Etymology:

etymology
The term ankle originated from the Old English word ancleow, which was replaced in Middle English by the Old Norse word ǫkkli.

Usage Statistics:

15 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Moderate
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