cnemis
noun
the tibia or shin.
cnemial
-
a word derived from
cnemis.
Example Sentences
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The origin is fleshy from most of the region between the cnemial crests and from a line along the anterior surface of the proximal fourth of the tibia.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
This tendon and the proximal end of the muscle pass between the head of the fibula and the outer cnemial crest.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
The origin of the anterior head is fleshy from the proximal edge of the outer cnemial crest and from the internal edge of the distal end of the patellar tendon.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
This tendon incloses the patella and inserts on a line along the proximal edges of the cnemial crests of the tibiotarsus.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
The anterior head arises directly from the edges of the outer and inner cnemial crests.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
