internal malleolus

me·di·al mal·le·o·lus

[TA]
the process at the medial side of the lower end of the tibia, forming the projection of the medial side of the ankle; the medial malleolus lies superior to the level of the lateral malleolus.
Synonym(s): malleolus medialis [TA], inner malleolus, internal malleolus

internal malleolus

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The Tibial Nerve and Its Vasculature: An Anatomical Evaluation/El Nervio Tibial y su Vasculatura: Una Evaluacion Anatomica
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On physical examination, in September 2009, she had a nonlimping walk with pink and painful feet and an ulcerative lesion on the internal surface of the right leg above the internal malleolus.
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