peroneus

Noun

Meaning

muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fib muscle fibula biceps peroneal perone voluntary muscle fibular tib-fib

Hypernyms

skeletal muscle striated muscle

Phrases with the word

vena peroneus

Anagrams

esuprone supereon

Examples

Platzer 2004, p 258 Peroneal group: peroneus longus arises on the proximal aspect of the fibula and peroneus brevis below it on the same bone. Source: Internet

Platzer (2004), p 272 The opponens digiti minimi originates from the long plantar ligament and the plantar tendinous sheath of peroneus longus and is inserted on the fifth metatarsal. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

peroneal vein peroneally peroneotibial peroneus brevis peroneus longus peroneus tertius