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peroneal

English

Etymology

From perona or peroneus +? -al.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??.???ni?.?l/
(General American) IPA^(key): /?p??.o??ni?.?l/, /p???o?.ni.?l/ (to differentiate from perineal, see below)
Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

peroneal (comparative more peroneal, superlative most peroneal)

(anatomy) 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). [from 19th c.]
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 526:
  Charcot praised Duchenne's work on tabes, and gave the first description of sclerosis and the peroneal type of muscular atrophy.

Usage notes

Do not confuse peroneal ("of the outside of the lower leg") with perineal ("of the skin between the genitals and anus"); the words sound almost alike or even entirely alike, depending on the variable quality of a single reduced vowel.

Derived terms

peroneal artery
peroneal nerve
peroneal vein

Synonyms

fibular

Anagrams

Loperena

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