peroneal

[ per-uh-nee-uhl ]

adjectiveAnatomy.
  1. pertaining to or situated near the fibula.

Origin of peroneal

1
1825–35; <New Latin peronē the fibula (<Greek perónē originally, linchpin, pin of a buckle or brooch) + -al1

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peroneal

/ (ˌpɛrəˈniːəl) /


adjective
  1. anatomy of or relating to the fibula or the outer side of the leg

Origin of peroneal

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C19: from New Latin peronē fibula, from Greek: fibula

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