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peroneal
[ per-uh-nee-uhl ]
adjective
, Anatomy.
- pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
peroneal
/ ˌpɛrəˈniːəl /
adjective
- anatomy of or relating to the fibula or the outer side of the leg
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peroneal1
C19: from New Latin peronē fibula, from Greek: fibula
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Example Sentences
He did not distinguish tibial and peroneal components in the thigh.
From Project Gutenberg
Pressure on the tibial and common peroneal nerves gives rise to severe pain, muscular cramp, and weakness of the leg.
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A high division of the branches which afterwards become posterior tibial and peroneal.
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In brief, we can, without inconvenience, consider it as a fasciculus of the short peroneal muscle.
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A little before this insertion it crosses the tendon of the long peroneal in passing to the outer side of the latter.
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