- platycnemic index
- platycnemic index n the ratio of the anteroposterior diameter of the shinbone to its lateral diameter multiplied by 100
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platycnemic index — noun : the ratio of the anteroposterior diameter of the shinbone to its lateral diameter multiplied by 100 … Useful english dictionary
platycnemic — Relating to or marked by platycnemia. * * * platy·cne·mic nē mik adj of a shinbone laterally flattened with a platycnemic index of 55.0 to 62.9 … Medical dictionary
platycnemic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nēmik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary platy + cnemic of a shinbone : laterally flattened with a platycnemic index of 55 to 63 … Useful english dictionary
eurycnemic — |yu̇rə̇(k)|nēmik, rē( adjective Etymology: eury + cnemic (as in platycnemic) of a shinbone : dorsoventrally flattened with a platycnemic index of 70 or more … Useful english dictionary
hyperplatycnemic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: hyper + platycnemic of a shinbone : much flattened laterally with a platycnemic index of less than 55 … Useful english dictionary
hyperplatycnemic — hy·per·platy·cne·mic .plat i(k) nē mik adj of a tibia much flattened laterally with a platycnemic index of less than 55 … Medical dictionary
mesocnemic — me·so·cne·mic ə nē mik, ək nē mik adj of a shinbone rounded with a platycnemic index of 63.0 to 69.9 … Medical dictionary
mesocnemic — |me]zō|nēmik, |mē], ]sō|n , ]ˌzäk|n , ]ˌsäk|n adjective Etymology: mes + cnemic of a shinbone : rounded with a platycnemic index of 63 to 70 … Useful english dictionary
