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Definition of: malleolus
(mə·lē′ə·ləs) noun plural ·o·li (-ə·lī) Anat.
A hammer–shaped bony process on each side of the ankle. [<L, dim. of malleus a hammer]
—mal·le′o·lar adjective
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