“digitorum longus”

The following 2 entries include the term digitorum longus.

extensor digitorum longus

noun

: a pennate muscle on the lateral part of the front of the leg that extends the four small toes and dorsally flexes and pronates the foot

flexor digitorum longus

noun

: a muscle of the tibial side of the leg that flexes the terminal phalanx of each of the four small toes

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