ASTRAGALAR

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the anklebone

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Pertainym:

astragal (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)

Derivation:

astragal; astragalus (the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)

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