PERONE
\pˈɛɹə͡ʊn], \pˈɛɹəʊn], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_əʊ_n]\
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per'[=o]-n[=e], n. the fibula or small bone of the leg.--adjs. PER[=O]N[=E]'AL; PER[=O]N[=E][=O]TIB'IAL, pertaining to the perone and the tibia.--n. a muscle from the fibula to the tibia in some marsupials: an anomalous muscle in man, constant in apes, between the inner side of the head of the fibula and the tibia.--n. PERON[=E]'US, one of several fibular muscles. [Fr.,--Gr. peron[=e], the tongue of a buckle.]
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