Mortise Joint

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[n] a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other
[n] a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

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Synonyms

ankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise-and-tenon joint