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Definition of Peroneal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee.
Definition of Peroneal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the fibula; in the region of the fibula.
Definition of Peroneal
1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fibula; fibular ¹
2. Adjective. of or pertaining to the outside of the leg ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peroneal
1. pertaining to the fibula [adj]
Medical Definition of Peroneal
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Peroneal
Literary usage of Peroneal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The peroneal Artery lies, deeply seated, along the back part of the ... The peroneal
artery may arise three inches below the Popliteus, ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The branches of the posterior tibial artery are: peroneal. ... The peroneal artery
may arise 7 or 8 cm. below the Popliteus, or from the posterior tibial ..."
3. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The peroneal or lateral compartment of the leg should now be opened by ...
The termination of the common peroneal nerve. 4. The superficial peroneal nerve. ..."
4. American Journal of Physiology by American Physiological Society (1887- ). (1913)
"In most of these, however, only two pairs of electrodes instead of three were
applied to the peroneal nerve. The results of this procedure were not always ..."
5. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"The branches of the posterior tibial artery are: peroneal. ... The peroneal artery
may arise 7 or 8 cm. below the Popliteus, or from the posterior tibial ..."
6. A Handbook of Medical Diagnosis: For the Use of Practitioners and Students by James Cornelius Wilson (1915)
"THE peroneal NERVE. The peroneal or external popliteal nerve is in appearance a
branch of the great sciatic arising in or just above the popliteal space, ..."
7. An Elementary Treatise on Human Anatomy by Joseph Leidy (1889)
"In the canal behind the external malleolus the tendon is accompanied by that of
the short peroneal muscle, both being enveloped in a syno- rial sheath, ..."
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