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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Technical terms? #169892 09/09/2007 8:50 AM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Can anyone tell me the technical terms for the ankle bone and wrist bone? I am not thinking of the bones themselves, but the bony prominence of the surface anatomy. Perhaps they are the same thing, I don't know. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? Hydra #169895 09/09/2007 12:36 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I think they're just the distal ends of the the ulna and fibula (little finger/little toe side) and the radius and tibia (thumb/big toe side). Wander around here and here for more detailed information. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? Faldage #169898 09/09/2007 12:54 PM Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 Hydra addict Hydra addict Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 631 After my Wiki gleanings (prior to my post) I settled with reservations (and hence my post) on ulnar process [1] for the forearm and tibial process for the ankle bone. [1] process [3rd sense] n. a natural appendage or outgrowth on or in an organism, such as a protuberance on a bone. Maybe I should hunt down another "doctor's forum", where my past anatomical queries have been rewarded with such lovely phrases as, "superasternal notch", "iliac crest", "lacrimal lake", "canthus" and "gluteal crease". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? Hydra #169902 09/09/2007 3:26 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Try entering in OneLook's Reverse Dictionary: ankle bone and wrist bone dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? Faldage #169903 09/09/2007 3:56 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh There are some other bones in there that make up the carpus between the radius and the ulna (i.e., scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate) and the corresponding ones that make up the tarsus between the tibia and the fibula (i.e., talus, calceneus, cuneiform, cuboid, and navicular bones). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? zmjezhd #169904 09/09/2007 4:07 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory For the ankle, the inner bump or protrusion is known as the medial malleolus (Latin, "little hammer") and it's outer counterpart is the lateral malleolus. They are features of the tibia and fibula, respectively. Not sure about the wrist. click for pic Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Technical terms? Alex Williams #169921 09/10/2007 5:27 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada The bump on the little finger side of your wrist is the ulnar styloid. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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