Medical Definition of Lateral malleolus

1. The process at the lateral side of the lower end of the fibula, forming the projection of the lateral part of the ankle; the lateral malleolus is more inferiorly placed then the medial malleolus. Synonym: malleolus lateralis, external malleolus, extramalleolus, outer malleolus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Malleolus

lateral line system
lateral lines
lateral lingual swellings
lateral lip of linea aspera
lateral lithotomy
lateral longitudinal arch of foot
lateral longitudinal stria
lateral lumbar intertransversarii muscles
lateral lumbar intertransverse muscles
lateral lumbocostal arch
lateral malleolar arteries
lateral malleolar bursa
lateral malleolar ligament
lateral malleolar network
lateral malleolar surface of talus
lateral malleolus (current term)
lateral malleolus bursa
lateral mammary branches
lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of intercostal nerves
lateral mammary branches of lateral cutaneous branches of thoracic spinal nerves
lateral mammary branches of lateral thoracic artery
lateral medullary lamina of corpus striatum
lateral medullary syndrome
lateral meniscus
lateral meristem
lateral mesoderm
lateral midpalmar space

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