Etymology

peroneal

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Today it means: Pertaining to the fibula or to the part of the leg containing it, the outside (lateral aspect) of the lower leg (that is, what anatomical terminology calls the leg, from knee to foot). Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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From English peroneus + -al.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Pertaining to the fibula or to the part of the leg containing it, the outside (lateral aspect) of the lower leg (that is, what anatomical terminology calls the leg, from knee to foot).

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