💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Plantar fascia"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| plantarisnoun | (anatomy) A muscle running at the posterior compartment of the calf from the knee to over the hump of the heel. |
| tibialis anteriornoun | A muscle extending down the front of the lower leg, originating in the upper tibia and terminating in a tendon attached to the medial cuneiform bone and the first metatarsal. |
| superficial fascianoun | (anatomy) The thin layer of loose fatty connective tissue underlying the dermis and binding it to the parts beneath. |
| fascia latanoun | (anatomy) The deep fascia connective tissue surrounding the muscle of the thigh. |
| calcaneal tendonnoun | The Achilles tendon. |
| tensor fasciae lataenoun | (anatomy) A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band of the fascia lata about one third of the way down the thigh, and acts to flex and abduct the thigh. |
| tibial plafondnoun | (anatomy) The articular surface of the distal end of the tibia. |
| peroneusnoun | (anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot. |
| anklenoun | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| plafondnoun | A ceiling, especially one that is ornately decorated. |
| spring ligamentnoun | (anatomy) The inferior calcaneoscaphoid ligament of the sole of the foot. |
| pelvic archnoun | The pelvis. |
| peroneus tertiusnoun | (anatomy) A small muscle of the leg, sometimes absent, that arises from the lower portion of the fibula, inserts on to the dorsal surface of the base of the fifth metatarsal bone, and acts to dorsiflex and evert the foot. |
| metatarsusnoun | The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones. |
| acropodiumnoun | (anatomy) The upper surface of the foot |
| peroneus longusnoun | (anatomy) A muscle of the lateral side of the leg which arises from the head and side of the fibula, ends in a long tendon that inserts on to the cuneiform and first metatarsal bones on the medial side via a long tendon passing under the foot, and serves to extend the ankle and evert the foot. |
| achilles tendonnoun | (anatomy) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, and inserted into the bone of the heel. |
| tibialisnoun | Either of two muscles that attach to the tibia. |
| talusnoun | (anatomy) The bone of the ankle. |
| trabeculanoun | (anatomy) A small mineralized spicule that forms a network in spongy bone. |
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