noun
definition
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
verb
definition
To walk.
definition
To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Examples of ankle in a Sentence
I hurt my ankle and I can't walk on it.
I twisted my ankle and fell.
Is your ankle up to a two-step?
A sharp pain shot through her ankle and a cry escaped her lips as she dropped back to the ground.
He pulled her close, murmuring into her hair, "Just so you know, I plan to take those ankle socks off with my teeth later."
They are sometimes buttoned at the ankle, especially in the Meerut district.
The man grabbed her ankle and she kicked him with her other foot.
The soldier's boot (caliga, from which the emperor Gaius derived his nickname, Caligula) was in reality a heavy hobnailed sandal with a number of straps wound round the ankle and lower leg.
She screamed as pain shot through her ankle and up her leg.
Pain shot through her ankle and her knees buckled.
Grass brushed the skin above her ankle, tickling her.
The specially painful points are about the knee and ankle joints; besides which a feeling of numbness is experienced throughout the whole limb.
Was the ankle broken?
In all the groups which are at present arboreal, the palaeontological evidence goes to show that their ancestors were likewise so; while since, in the case of modern terrestrial forms, the structure of the wrist and ankle joints tends to approximate to the arboreal type, as we recede in time, the available evidence, so far as it goes, is in favour of Dr Matthew's contention.
The joint between the femur and tibia, corresponding to the knee of man, is called the " stifle-joint "; that between the tibia and tarsus, corresponding to the ankle of man, the " hock."
She sustained a fracture to her right ankle and a fracture to her right fibula.
Last year I had a slight ankle fracture, too.
August at 16.00 An 11-year-old girl sustained an ankle fracture.
I went to see the surgeon yesterday who has told me that I need to either have an ankle fusion or Ankle replacement.
In the hills they require tough ankle boots because of the rocks and many sportsmen still wear gaiters.
Also missing will be reserve goalkeeper Jason Jones, who will be out for a couple of weeks with a sprained ankle.
For someone with a bad ankle, tho, a stick can be extremely handy, and Julian very generously let me borrow it.
I slip twice in Niederau going to the shops exacerbating my ankle, and then hobble back to the hotel.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Roger Freestone, who was reported to be nursing an ankle ligament injury, has been named in the Swans squad.
Most people with ankle instability will not need an operation.
The Six Hits 1. Forward, use ankle joints.
Mark Kennedy has recovered from a gashed foot and Kenny Miller from an ankle knock.
He then dropped the angle grinder onto his ankle causing a severe laceration.
Sean Marshall In the same game, Sean sprained the ankle ligaments in his right foot.
All of these studies were of people who had been treated for an ankle ligament injury.
The mud proved to be slowing Walter down as well as a slight limp from where he must have twisted his ankle.
Gel padding protects the heel and ankle areas and a breathable lining reduces perspiration and the build up of heat.
Internal ankle support by injection molded plastic located on both side of ankle.
Mechanical instability is abnormal movement of the talus within the ankle mortise, usually demonstrated on stress radiography.
He must have meant it, as he was dressed in an ankle length overcoat which he kept on for the whole gig.
If you have clipless pedals, reflective ankle bands show you are trying to comply with a stupid law.
It should be done with the ankle plantigrade (Bahr 1997 ).
An e mail received from the casualty's friend confirmed the team diagnosis and noted that the ankle required plating and external fixation.
Inspection Look at the ankle for swelling, redness, deformity, sinuses, scars.
Assessment of ankle reflexes is of limited value in determining risk of ulceration.
Anatomy The posterior tibial nerve runs just behind the inside ankle bone in a tunnel covered by the flexor retinaculum.
It has 5 inch wheels with a recommended maximum rider weight of... and has a rounder more ankle friendly edge.
The ankle was put back on with some good surgery and seven stainless steel screws.
Unfortunately, Malcolm turned his ankle in this section on the treacherously slippery boulder floor.
These were teamed with simple pumps and pink ankle socks.
Ankle high trainer with pink canvas upper and rubber sole and toe.
Brachial systolic and diastolic pressure and ankle systolic pressures were measured using a Hawksley random zero sphygmomanometer and Doppler probe.
One of the most common injuries carried by the players was a mild ankle sprain.
I came out of it with only a severely sprained right ankle, which meant crutches.
However, with most ankle sprains, an X-ray is not required.