Medical Dictionary
hock
noun \ˈhäk\
Medical Definition of HOCK
: the joint or region of the joint that unites the tarsal bones in the hind limb of a digitigrade quadruped (as the horse) and that corresponds to the human ankle but is elevated and bends backward
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