Definitions For Malleolus

Noun

{{en-noun, malleoli}} (anatomy) The bony prominence on each side of the ankle joint.

Derived terms

lateral malleolus malleolar medial malleolus

Translations

Catalan: mal·lèol, m Danish: maleol, c Finnish: kehräsluu French: malléole, m Italian: malleolo, m Japanese: 踝, tr=くるぶし, kurubushi, sc=Jpan Spanish: maléolo, m Thai: ตาตุ่ม (dta-dtum)

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, malleolus, , small hammer}}, diminutive of malleus.

Is Malleolus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
16

The word Malleolus is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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