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- New Latin · borrowed fromperoneus tertius
- English todayperoneus tertius
Borrowed from New Latin peroneus tertius, clipping of mūsculus peroneus tertius (“third peroneal muscle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
peroneus tertius
Today it means: A small muscle of the leg, sometimes absent, that arises from the lower portion of the fibula, inserts on to the dorsal surface of the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, and acts to dorsiflex and evert the foot. Full definition →
New Latin peroneus tertius