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Definition of Peroneus
1. Noun. Muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot.
Definition of Peroneus
1. one of the muscles of the fibula [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peroneus
Literary usage of Peroneus
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)
"By its superficial surface, with the peroneus longus and the fascia of the ...
The peroneus longus and brevis are supplied by the fourth and fifth lumbar ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1887)
"The various forms and the frequency of occurrence of the- peroneus digiti quinti
were determined in ... as a doubling of the peroneus brevis (0.2 per cent. ..."
3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1907)
"On raising and examining the inner end of the tendon of the peroneus longus, ...
The arrangement described gives the peroneus longus a forceps action, ..."
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