Definition of astragalus

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as·trag·a·lus

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NOUN:
pl. as·trag·a·li (-l

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See talus¹.

ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek astragalos, vertebra; see ost- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
as·traga·lar(Adjective)

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