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Plantarflexor

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plantaflexornounAlternative form of plantarflexor. [(anatomy) Any muscle involved in plantarflexion.]
plantanoun(anatomy) The sole of the foot.
planter wartnounMisspelling of plantar wart. [(podiatry, pathology) A wart occurring on the sole of the foot or the toes.]
plantigradenoun(zoology) A plantigrade animal; an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
plantigradismnounPlantigrade locomotion.
subplantigradenounAlmost or imperfectly plantigrade.
arthropodiannounSynonym of arthropod.
foretibianounThe foremost part of the tibia in the arthropod leg
autopodiumnoun(anatomy) The distal part of a limb; a hand or foot
metapodialenoun(anatomy, dated) Alternative spelling of metapodial. [A metapodial bone.]
distal phalangenounAny of the phalanx bones at the tip of the fingers or toes.
phalanxnoun(anatomy, plural phalanges) One of the bones of the finger or toe.
phalangeal(anatomy) Relating to a phalange
proximal phalangenounAny of the phalanx bones of the fingers or toes which are nearest the hand or foot.
footnounA biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
phalangenoun(anatomy) Synonym of phalanx (“one of the bones of the finger or toe”).
distal phalanxnounAlternative spelling of distal phalange. [Any of the phalanx bones at the tip of the fingers or toes.]
euplantulanoun(entomology) A broadened variant of the plantula found on the lower surface of the middle tarsomere of an insect's leg which acts as a tarsal attachment point.
claspernoun(zoology) Any of several appendages, in insects, crustacea and fish, that are used to clasp the female during copulation.
footplatenoun(rail transport) The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive and supports the boiler and the driver's cab, particularly in the United Kingdom.

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