PRIOR TERTII DIGITI PEDIS
\pɹˈa͡ɪə tˈɜːtɪˌa͡ɪ dɪd͡ʒˈiːti pˈɛdɪz], \pɹˈaɪə tˈɜːtɪˌaɪ dɪdʒˈiːti pˈɛdɪz], \p_ɹ_ˈaɪ_ə t_ˈɜː_t_ɪ__ˌaɪ d_ɪ_dʒ_ˈiː_t_i p_ˈɛ_d_ɪ_z]\
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An internal, interosseous muscle of the foot, which arises from the inner and under part of the metatarsal bone of the third of the small toes, and is inserted into the inside of the root of the first bone of the third of the small toes. Action: -to pull the third of the small toes inwards.
By Robley Dunglison
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