Long peroneal muscle
long peroneal muscle n.
A muscle with origin from the fibula and the tibia, with insertion to the medial cuneiform bone and the base of the first metatarsal bone, with nerve supply from the peroneal nerve, and whose action causes plantar flexion and eversion of the foot. Also called long fibular muscle.
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