Orthopedic Injuries

noun the joint connecting the hand with the forearm

adjective relating to the wrist

• She wore a delicate bracelet on her wrist to the formal event.
• I sprained my wrist playing basketball last week.
• I got a sick new tattoo on my wrist.
• He kept a tight grip on the company's finances, like a watchful eye on his wrist.

noun Either of two rounded protuberances at the lower end of the fibula and tibia that form a joint with the talus.

• The malleolus is the bony protrusion on either side of the ankle joint.
• I twisted my ankle and now it hurts right where the malleolus is.
• I think I may have messed up my malleolus when I fell skateboarding.
• His stubbornness was like a malleolus, always sticking out and causing problems.