pes anserinusnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌpes æn.seˈraɪ.nəs/us/ˈpes ˌæn.seˈraɪ.nəs/plural pedes anserini specializedthe point where the tendons of three leg muscles attach to the tibia (= the large bone at the front of the lower leg)
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The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- popliteus
- shank
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
- talofibular
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the point where the main nerve of the face divides into different nerves
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The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- beak
- chin
- countenance
- dimple
- facial
- facies
- frontalis
- hairline
- nape
- neck
- nose
- nucha
- nuchal
- splenius
- temple
- temporal
- weak-chinned
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