leg
(leg )
1. In common usage, the entire lower limb, or from hip to ankle.
2. In anatomy, the lower leg from knee to ankle, whose bones are the tibia and fibula.
MUSCLES OF THE LEG
BONES OF THE LEG AND FOOT Anterior view
bandy leg
SEE: Valgus knee.
Barbados leg
Elephantiasis of the legs.
bayonet leg
An uncorrected posterior displacement of the knee bones, followed by ankylosis at the joint.
milk leg
restless leg
scissor leg
SEE: Scissor gait.
white leg
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Leg." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765889/all/scissor_leg.
Leg. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765889/all/scissor_leg. Accessed May 3, 2025.
Leg. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765889/all/scissor_leg
Leg [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 May 03]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765889/all/scissor_leg.
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