talus > define

noun

• A sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff.
  • synonyms: scree
• The bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
  • synonyms: anklebone, astragal, astragalus

• (n.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
• (n.) The astragalus.
• (n.) A variety of clubfoot (Talipes calcaneus). See the Note under Talipes.
• (n.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the foot of a precipice.

• Name Meaning: Mechanical man made by Hephaestus
• Name Origin: Greek