- platycnemia
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/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]
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platycnemia — A condition in which the tibia is abnormally broad and flat. SYN: platycnemism. [platy + G. kneme, leg] * * * platy·cne·mia .plat i(k) nē mē ə n the condition of being platycnemic called also platycnemy * * * platy·cne·mia (plat″ik neґme… … Medical dictionary
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
