mortise joint vs articulatio talocruralis

mortise joint and articulatio talocruralis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mortise joint	Yes	No	No	No
articulatio talocruralis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mortise joint and articulatio talocruralis are synonyms defined as:

mortise joint 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 mortise joint include ankle, ankle joint.

mortise joint (noun)	articulatio talocruralis (noun)
a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other	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