PERONEUS

peroneus

(noun) muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peroneus (plural peronei)

(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.

Anagrams

• esuprone, supereon

Source: Wiktionary



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