ankle vs articulatio talocruralis

ankle and articulatio talocruralis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ankle	Yes	No	No	No
articulatio talocruralis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ankle and articulatio talocruralis are synonyms defined as:

ankle and articulatio talocruralis: a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

Other synonyms of ankle include ankle joint, mortise joint.

ankle (noun)	articulatio talocruralis (noun)
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus	a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus