peroneus
noun
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
peronei
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pluralof peroneus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Motor paralysis of the peronei followed, together with general lowering of tactile sensation in the musculo-cutaneous area.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
Spasmodic Flat-foot.—There are cases of flat-foot in which pain and spasm of the peronei muscles are the predominant features.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
When the eversion is more pronounced, the sole looks laterally and the tendons of the peronei stand out in relief.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
While in talipes equinis it is generally the only disturbing agent, in talipes varus and valgus it invariably increases and maintains the deformity, which the tibiales or peronei seem to originate.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
Incomplete paralysis of the peronei muscles followed, combined with progressive wasting of the whole limb, which at the end of a month was marked, and then commenced to improve.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by George Henry Makins
