peroneus brevis
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin peroneus brevis, clipping of mūsculus peroneus brevis (“short peroneal muscle”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɛ.ɹə(ʊ)ˌniː.əs ˈbɹɛv.ɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹ.əˌni.əs ˈbɹɛv.ɪs/
Noun
[edit]peroneus brevis (plural peronei breves)
- (anatomy) A muscle of the lateral side of the leg that arises from the lower part of the fibula, ends in a tendon that inserts on to the fifth metatarsal bone, and acts to evert and pronate the foot.
- Synonym: fibularis brevis
- Hypernym: peroneus
- Coordinate terms: peroneus longus, peroneus tertius
Translations
[edit]muscle
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References
[edit]- “peroneus brevis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “peroneus brevis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.