Sentence examples for talus from inspiring English sources

The articulation of one of the tarsal bones, the ankle bone (talus, or astragalus), with the fibula and tibia of the lower leg forms the actual ankle joint, although the general region is often called the ankle.

At the lower end of the tibia there is a medial extension (the medial malleolus), which forms part of the ankle joint and articulates with the talus (anklebone) below; there is also a fibular notch, which meets the lower end of the shaft of the fibula.

Groundwater accumulates in the rocky talus and contributes to the flow throughout the year.

The bone of the heel, directed downward and backward, is the calcaneus, while the "keystone" of the tarsus is the talus, the superior surface of which articulates with the tibia.

The navicular abuts on the flattened astragalus (or talus), the intermediate bone of the proximal row.

The talus (astragalus) articulates above with the bones of the lower leg to form the ankle joint.

The other six tarsals, tightly bound together by ligaments below the talus, function as a strong weight-bearing platform.

The islands rise steeply from shores lined with rock and pebble debris (scree, or talus) to heights reaching 7,713 feet (2,351 metres) above sea level on Pico, the highest point in metropolitan Portugal.

Cliffs and taluses (great accumulations of large fallen rocks) occupy a vast area.

Manugistics, a leader in traditional supply-chain management, in December 2000 acquired Talus Solutions, a software firm specialising in yield management (ie, charging more where the market will bear it and less if demand is low) for hotels and airlines.

"To those owners, it's a big deal, regardless of what patrons pay for the tickets," said Tom R. Madison, president of Talus Solutions.