Malleolus \Mal*le"*o*lus\, n.; pl. {Malleoli}. [L., dim. of
malleus hammer.]
1. (Anat.) A projection at the distal end of each bone of the
leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the
internal projection, that of the fibula the external.
2. `` A layer, '' a shoot partly buried in the ground, and
there cut halfway through.
malleoli
See {malleolus}