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Ankled
Ankled An"kled, a.
Having ankles; -- used in composition; as, well-ankled.
--Beau. & Fl.
Anklet
Anklet An"klet, n.
An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.
Clankless
Clankless Clank"less, a.
Without a clank. --Byreon.
Crankle
Crankle Cran"kle, v. i.
To bend, turn, or wind.
Along the crankling path. --Drayton.
Crankle
Crankle Cran"kle, n.
A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
RankleRankle Ran"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rankling.] [From Rank, a.]
1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be
inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe.
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts
of the people. --Burke.
2. To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a
sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter
rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom. Rankle
Rankle Ran"kle, v. t.
To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. &
Fl.
RankledRankle Ran"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rankling.] [From Rank, a.]
1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be
inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe.
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts
of the people. --Burke.
2. To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a
sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter
rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom. Wankle
Wankle Wan"kle, a. [AS. wancol.]
Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.
Meaning of Ankle from wikipedia
-
ankle, the
talocrural region or the
jumping bone (informal) is the area
where the foot and the leg meet. The
ankle includes three joints: the
ankle joint...
- A
sprained ankle (twisted
ankle,
rolled ankle,
turned ankle, etc.) is an
injury where sprain occurs on one or more
ligaments of the
ankle. It is the most...
- Footballer's
ankle is a
pinching or
impingement of the
ligaments or
tendons of the
ankle between the bones,
particularly the
talus and tibia. This results...
-
Ankle breakers are
small but deep
holes drilled into drawbridges,
stone bridges, and
other defensive fortifications, in
order to
allow a slow
moving party...
- An
ankle fracture is a
break of one or more of the
bones that make up the
ankle joint.
Symptoms may
include pain, swelling, bruising, and an inability...
-
Ankle replacement, or
ankle arthroplasty, is a
surgical procedure to
replace the
damaged articular surfaces of the
human ankle joint with
prosthetic components...
- they support. Some
examples include KAFO, or knee-
ankle-foot orthoses,
which span the knee,
ankle, and foot; TLSO, or thoracic-lumbar-sacral orthoses...
- The
ankle-brachial
pressure index (ABPI) or
ankle-brachial
index (ABI) is the
ratio of the
blood pressure at the
ankle to the
blood pressure in the upper...
- A high
ankle sprain, also
known as a
syndesmotic ankle sprain (SAS), is a
sprain of the
syndesmotic ligaments that
connect the
tibia and
fibula in the...
- In medicine, the
Ottawa ankle rules are a set of
guidelines for
clinicians to help
decide if a
patient with foot or
ankle pain
should be
offered X-rays...
