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peroneal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Peroneal \Per`o*ne"al\, a. [Gr. ? the fibula.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the fibula; in the region of the fibula.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context anatomy English) Of or pertaining to the fibula; fibular 2 of or pertaining to the lateral or back side of the leg
WordNet
adj. of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee
Wikipedia
Peroneal refers to the lateral compartment of the leg. This Greek-derived medical term often refers to its well-known Latin analog, fibular.
Peroneal can refer to:
- Peroneal artery
- Peroneal vein
- Peroneus muscles (aka peroneal muscles aka fibularis muscles)
- Peroneal nerves, another term for the fibular nerves n
Usage examples of "peroneal".
By an operation of subcutaneous section at the hips, knees, and feet, with application of plaster-of-Paris and extension, this hopeless cripple walked with crutches in two months, and with an apparatus consisting of elastic straps over the quadriceps femoris, peroneals, and weakened muscles, the valgus-foot being supported beneath the sole.
Ellis walked with a slight limp, the result of a childhood injury that had cut the common peroneal nerve in his right leg.
Nerves that are particularly vulnerable to this include the ulnar nerve, which runs through the funny-bone channel in your elbow, and the peroneal nerve, which runs through a similar channel at the top of the fibula near the knee.