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peroneal [per-uh-nee-uh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective Anatomy.
- pertaining to or situated near the fibula.
Origin of peroneal 1825–35; New Latin peronē the fibula (Greek perónē orig., linchpin, pin of a buckle or brooch) + -al1 Examples from the Web for peroneal Historical Examples of peroneal
He did not distinguish tibial and peroneal components in the thigh.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
But what makes still further complications is that other authors regard it as an anterior, or third, peroneal.
douard Cuyer
Three main branches arise from the peroneal component (apart from the main trunk) and two from the tibial.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
Minute twigs come off the peroneal nerve near the middle of the thigh and enter M. extensor iliofibularis in some legs.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
The peroneal nerve passes, with the paraperoneal branch of the tibial nerve, through the guide loop for M. extensor iliofibularis.
Variation in the Muscles and Nerves of the Leg in
E. Bruce Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for peroneal peroneal adjective
- anatomy of or relating to the fibula or the outer side of the leg
Word Origin for peroneal C19: from New Latin peronē fibula, from Greek: fibula peroneal in Medicine peroneal [pĕr′ə-nē′əl] adj.
- Of or relating to the fibula or to the outer portion of the leg.