Mortise Joint
nounid
89952·updated May 18, 2026verified
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
polysemousMWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- ankleankle jointarticulatio talocruralismortise-and-tenon joint
- plural
- Mortise Joints
- possessive
- Mortise Joint's
- pluralpossessive
- Mortise Joints'
Framework definitions
- §1
- a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
- §2
- a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
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