[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

talipes \tal"ipes\, n. nl., fr. l. talus an ankle + pes,
   pedis, a foot; cf. l. talipedare to be weak in the feet,
   properly, to walk on the ankles. surg.
   the deformity called clubfoot. see clubfoot.
   1913 webster

   note: several varieties are distinguished; as, talipes
         varus, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;
         t. valgus, in which the foot is bent outward; t.
         equinus, in which the sole faces backward and the
         patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and t.
         calcaneus called also talus, in which the sole
         faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.
         1913 webster
see also:
clubfoot clubfoot talipes varus t. valgus t. equinus t. calcaneus 
talus 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

talus \ta"lus\, n.; pl. tali. l., the ankle, the ankle bone.
   1. anat. the astragalus.
      1913 webster

   2. surg. a variety of clubfoot talipes calcaneus. see
      the note under talipes.
      1913 webster
see also:
tali talipes calcaneus talipes 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

talus \ta"lus\, n. f.
   1. fort. a slope; the inclination of the face of a work.
      1913 webster

   2. geol. a sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the
      foot of a precipice.
      1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

talus
     n 1: a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff syn: scree
     2: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to
        form the ankle joint syn: anklebone, astragal, astragalus
     also: tali pl
see also:
scree anklebone astragal astragalus tali 

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