peroneus

American  

[per-uh-nee-uhs] / ˌpɛr əˈni əs /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

peronei

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of peroneus

1695–1705; < New Latin: literally, of the fibula, equivalent to peronē the fibula ( peroneal ) + -us -ous

Example Sentences

Treatment is conducted on the same lines as in pes calcaneus, and the valgus may be controlled by implanting the peroneus brevis into the navicular.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

No serious changes are present except in the peroneus longus.

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 Makins, George Henry

The peroneus longus arises from the external tuberosity of the tibia; towards the middle of the leg it is replaced by a tendon.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In the anterior tibial and peroneal groups the faradic irritability is much diminished, that in the peroneus longus being the lowest of all.

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 Makins, George Henry

Immediately distal to the hypotarsus the two tendons separate, and the tendon of the m. flexor perforatus digiti III receives a branch of the tendon of the m. peroneus longus.

From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.