Medical Definition of Nervus plantaris lateralis
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One of the two terminal branches of the tibial nerve; it courses along the lateral side of the sole, dividing into superficial and deep branches; it supplies the skin of the lateral aspect of the sole and the lateral one and one-half toes; it innervates the intrinsic muscles of the plantar part of the foot with the exception of the abductor hallucis and the flexor digitorum brevis; its distribution in the foot is very similar to that of the ulnar nerve in the hand.
Synonym: nervus plantaris lateralis.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervus Plantaris Lateralis
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