‖ peroneus Anat.
(pɛrəʊˈniːəs)
[mod.L. (prop. adj., sc. musculus muscle), f. perone.]
Name given to various muscles connected with the fibula.
| 1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Peroneus primus, a Muscle of the Tarsus. 1872 Humphry Myology 22 Insinuating itself between the peroneus muscle and the fibula. 1875 Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. (1883) 232 The peroneus: the largest and most external [muscle]. |