|
|
Definition of Astragalar
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the anklebone.
Partainyms: Astragal
Derivative terms: Astragal, Astragalus
Definition of Astragalar
1. a. Of or pertaining to the astragalus.
Definition of Astragalar
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the astragalus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Astragalar
1.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astragalar
Literary usage of Astragalar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1845)
"The cuboidal facet in the Mylodon is much smaller and shallower than in the
present fossil, and is not only placed anterior to the astragalar surface, ..."
2. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1845)
"The size of the bone leads us first to compare it with the calcaneum of the
Elephant or Mastodon ; but here we find two broad and flat astragalar surfaces ..."
3. On the Anatomy of Vertebrates by Richard Owen (1866)
"The astragalar surface is more undulating, less concave, and more directly
continued upon the internal malleolus : the side of the distal end next the ..."
4. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1896)
"This condition I have found with confluent anterior astragalar facets. 3. A broad
band of synovial membrane, lying isolated within the joint cavity, ..."
Other Resources:
