platycnemia

platycnemia
A condition in which the tibia is abnormally broad and flat. SYN: platycnemism. [platy- + G. kneme, leg]

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platy·cne·mia .plat-i(k)-'nē-mē-ə n the condition of being platycnemic called also platycnemy

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platy·cne·mia (plat″ik-neґme-ə) [platy- + Gr. knēmē leg] compression of the tibia from side to side. platycnemic adj

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  • platycnemia — /plat ik nee mee euh, plat i nee /, n. (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened. [1875 80; < NL; see PLATY , CNEMIS, IA] * * * …   Universalium

  • platycnemia — n. flatness of the shin bone …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platycnemia — plat·ycne·mia …   English syllables

  • platycnemia — ˌplad.ē(k)ˈnēmēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from platy + cnemia : the condition of being platycnemic * * * /plat ik nee mee euh, plat i nee /, n. (in the shinbone) the sta …   Useful english dictionary

  • platycnemy — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnēmē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin platycnemia : platycnemia …   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

  • platycnemism — SYN: platycnemia …   Medical dictionary

  • platycnemy — platy·cne·my plat i(k) .nē mē n, pl mies PLATYCNEMIA …   Medical dictionary

  • platyknemia — platy·kne·mia (plat″ik neґme ə) platycnemia …   Medical dictionary

  • πλατυκνημία — η, Ν ανατ. ανώμαλη διαμόρφωση τού οστού τής κνήμης κατά την οποία ένα τμήμα του είναι πεπλατυσμένο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. platycnemia < πλατυ * + κνημία < κνημος < κνήμη)] …   Dictionary of Greek

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