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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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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