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as·trag·a·lus
(ə-străg′ə-ləs)n. pl. as·trag·a·li (-lī′)
1. The dried root of the East Asian herb Astragalus membranaceus of the pea family, used in herbal medicine. Also called milk vetch.
2. See milk vetch.
3. See talus1.
as·trag′a·lar adj.
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astragalus
(æˈstræɡələs)n, pl -li (-ˌlaɪ)
(Anatomy) anatomy another name for talus1
[C16: via New Latin from Latin: astragal]
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as•trag•a•lus
(æˈstræg ə ləs)n., pl. -li (-ˌlaɪ)
1. (in higher vertebrates) one of the proximal bones of the tarsus.
2. talus 1.
[1535–45; < New Latin; see astragal]
as•trag′a•lar, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  Astragalus - large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosaerosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae - alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae milk vetch, milk-vetch - any of various plants of the genus Astragalus |
| 2. |  astragalus - the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle jointankle, ankle joint, articulatio talocruralis, mortise joint - a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus |
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as·trag·a·lus
n. astrágalo, calus, hueso del tobillo.
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