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peroneus longus
noun peroneus lon·gus \-ˈlȯŋ-gəs\
Medical Definition of PERONEUS LONGUS
: a peroneus muscle that arises especially from the head and side of the fibula, ends in a long tendon that inserts on the side of the first metatarsal bone and the cuneiform bone on the medial side, and aids in everting and pronating the foot
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