platycnemyn.

Brit.

/ˌplatɪˈ(k)niːmi/, U.S.

/ˈplædiˌ(k)nimi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: platy- comb. form, Greek κνήμη , -y suffix³.

Etymology: < platy- comb. form + ancient Greek κνήμη tibia (see cnemial adj.) + -y suffix³, perhaps after French platycnémie (see platycnemia n.). Compare slightly earlier platycnemism n., platycnemic adj., platycnemia n.

Physical Anthropology.

= platycnemia n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > bones of lower leg > tibia > condition of being flat and broad

platycnemism1870

platycnemia1878

platycnemy1879

1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 383 These peculiarities are..noticeable in certain anthropoid apes..but like the somewhat similar tibial platycnemy, they are more pronounced in the human than the simian bones.

1888 Athenæum 26 May 666/2 M. Manouvrier's memoir on platycnemy in man and the anthropoids is a complete analysis of all observations made upon the shape of the tibia.

1908 T. Mollison in R. Pumpelly Explor. Turkestan II. viii. xxii. 456 Platycnemy is usually most pronounced in the upper third of the bone.

1927 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 57 232 Platycnemy is practically always a constant feature of the tibiæ of primitive peoples.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 966/2 The tibia [of Cro-Magnon man] is flattened from back to front (platycnemy).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	platycnemy
释义	platycnemyn. Brit. /ˌplatɪˈ(k)niːmi/, U.S. /ˈplædiˌ(k)nimi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: platy- comb. form, Greek κνήμη , -y suffix³. Etymology: < platy- comb. form + ancient Greek κνήμη tibia (see cnemial adj.) + -y suffix³, perhaps after French platycnémie (see platycnemia n.). Compare slightly earlier platycnemism n., platycnemic adj., platycnemia n. Physical Anthropology. = platycnemia n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > bones of lower leg > tibia > condition of being flat and broad platycnemism1870 platycnemia1878 platycnemy1879 1879 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 8 383 These peculiarities are..noticeable in certain anthropoid apes..but like the somewhat similar tibial platycnemy, they are more pronounced in the human than the simian bones. 1888 Athenæum 26 May 666/2 M. Manouvrier's memoir on platycnemy in man and the anthropoids is a complete analysis of all observations made upon the shape of the tibia. 1908 T. Mollison in R. Pumpelly Explor. Turkestan II. viii. xxii. 456 Platycnemy is usually most pronounced in the upper third of the bone. 1927 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 57 232 Platycnemy is practically always a constant feature of the tibiæ of primitive peoples. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 966/2 The tibia [of Cro-Magnon man] is flattened from back to front (platycnemy). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1879
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