n. 距骨, 踝, 斜面

[医] 距骨

Talus \Ta"lus\, n.; pl. {Tali}. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]
1. (Anat.) The astragalus.

2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ({Talipes calcaneus}). See
the Note under {Talipes}.


Talus \Ta"lus\, n. [F.]
1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.

2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the
foot of a precipice.

Talipes \Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes,
pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet,
properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.)
The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}.

Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes
varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;
{T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T.
equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the
patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T.
calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole
faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.