peroneal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of peroneal
1825–35; < New Latin peronē the fibula (< Greek perónē originally, linchpin, pin of a buckle or brooch) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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There was damage to her peroneal nerve, which supplies feeling and movement to the lower leg, leaving her unable to move her toes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2022
Although the typical recovery time for a subluxed peroneal tendon is four to six months, the best-case scenario would be a three-month recovery.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2020
But while he may know more about the ligament injuries, he also knows that the peroneal nerve - also damaged in the collision - could require as much as 15 months to fully regenerate.
From Washington Times • Apr. 30, 2016
The sacral plexus includes six nerves located in the lower leg: The sciatic, tibial, common peroneal, deep peroneal, superficial peroneal, and sural.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
It is by reason of this fact that it is called the third peroneal, notwithstanding that in the numerical order of the peroneals it is rather the first.
From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard
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