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ASTRAGALAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does astragalar mean?
• ASTRAGALAR (adjective)
The adjective ASTRAGALAR has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to the anklebone
Familiarity information: ASTRAGALAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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