TIBIALIS ANTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tibialis anterior mean? 

• TIBIALIS ANTERIOR (noun)
  The noun TIBIALIS ANTERIOR has 1 sense:

1. a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones

  Familiarity information: TIBIALIS ANTERIOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TIBIALIS ANTERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

tibialis anterior; tibialis anticus

Hypernyms ("tibialis anterior" is a kind of...):

musculus tibialis; tibialis; tibialis muscle (either of two skeletal muscle in each leg arising from the tibia; provides for movement of the foot)