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 mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197


lateral decubitus radiograph
Synonym for decubitus radiograph ... A radiograph of a recumbent subject on his side, made in the frontal projection with a horizontal X-ray beam. ... Synonym: lateral decubitus radiograph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral diffusion
Diffusion in two dimensions, usually referring to movement in the plane of the membrane, such as the motion of fluorescently labelled lipids or proteins measured by the technique of fluorescent recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

lateral direct veins
Synonym for venae directae laterales ... One or more veins running a subependymal course in a coronal plane over the thalamus, terminating in the internal cerebral vein. ... Synonym: lateral direct veins, surface thalamic veins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral dorsal cutaneous nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The continuation of the sural nerve in the foot, supplying the lateral margin and dorsum. ... Synonym: nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis, dorsal lateral cutaneous nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral epicondylar crest
Synonym for lateral supracondylar ridge ... The distal sharp portion of the lateral margin of the humerus. ... Synonym: crista supracondylaris lateralis, lateral epicondylar crest, lateral epicondylar ridge, lateral supracondylar crest. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral epicondylar ridge
Synonym for lateral supracondylar ridge ... The distal sharp portion of the lateral margin of the humerus. ... Synonym: crista supracondylaris lateralis, lateral epicondylar crest, lateral epicondylar ridge, lateral supracondylar crest. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral epicondyle
A bony prominence of the outer aspect of the humerus. The lateral epicondyle provides origin for the muscles which dorsiflex the wrist. Inflammation at this site is known as tennis elbow. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

lateral epicondyle of femur
The epicondylus located proximal to the lateral condyle. ... Synonym: epicondylus lateralis ossis femoris, lateral femoral tuberosity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral epicondyle of humerus
The epicondylus situated at the lateral side of the distal end of the bone. ... Synonym: epicondylus lateralis humeri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral epicondylitis
<pathology> Inflammation at the lateral epicondyle (bony process off the humerus) of the elbow and the tendons that insert there. It has earned the name tennis elbow because of the common occurrence of this condition in tennis players (constant dorsiflexion of the wrist). ... See: medial epicondylitis. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

lateral excursion
Movement of the mandible to the right or left side. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral femoral circumflex artery
Synonym for lateral circumflex femoral artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, profunda femoris; distribution, hip joint, thigh muscles; anastomoses, medial circumflex femoral, inferior gluteal, superior gluteal. ... Synonym: arteria circumflexa femoris lateralis, lateral circumflex artery of thigh, lateral femoral circumflex artery. ... (05 Mar 20 …

lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Arises from the second and third lumbar nerves, supplies the skin of the anterolateral and lateral surfaces of the thigh. ... Synonym: nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis, lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral femoral tuberosity
Synonym for lateral epicondyle of femur ... The epicondylus located proximal to the lateral condyle. ... Synonym: epicondylus lateralis ossis femoris, lateral femoral tuberosity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral fillet
Synonym for lateral lemniscus ... A bundle of ascending fibres that originate from the cochlear and auditory relay nuclei of the rhombencephalon, enter the trapezoid body, a transverse fibre stratum in which about half their number decussate, and from here turn rostrally along the lateral side of the spinothalamic tract; in the midbrain, it arches d …

lateral folds
Ventral foldings of the lateral margins of the embryonic disk, the development of which establishes the definitive embryonic body form. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral fossa of brain
Synonym for lateral cerebral fossa ... The deep depression of the basal surface of the forebrain that corresponds in position to the anterior perforated substance. Bounded medially by the optic tract and rostrally by the orbital surface of the frontal lobe, it extends laterally around the overhanging pole of the temporal lobe into the Sylvian fissur …

lateral frontobasal artery
<anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the lateral, inferior part of the frontal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria frontobasalis lateralis, ramus orbitofrontalis lateralis, lateral orbitofrontal branch, orbitofrontal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral funiculus
The lateral white column of the spinal cord between the lines of exit and entrance of the anterior and posterior nerve roots. ... Synonym: funiculus lateralis, anterolateral column of spinal cord, lateral funiculus of spinal cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral funiculus of spinal cord
Synonym for lateral funiculus ... The lateral white column of the spinal cord between the lines of exit and entrance of the anterior and posterior nerve roots. ... Synonym: funiculus lateralis, anterolateral column of spinal cord, lateral funiculus of spinal cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral geniculate body
The lateral one of a pair of small oval masses that protrude slightly from the posteroinferior aspects of the thalamus; its main (dorsal) subdivision serves as a processing station in the major pathway from the retina to the cerebral cortex, receiving fibres from the optic tract and giving rise to the geniculocalcarine radiation to the visual corte …

lateral ginglymus
Synonym for pivot joint ... A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. ... Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral glossoepiglottic fold
The fold of mucous membrane that extends from the margin of the epiglottis to the pharyngeal wall and base of the tongue on each side, forming the lateral boundary of the epiglottic valleculae. ... Synonym: plica glossoepiglottica lateralis, pharyngoepiglottic fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral great muscle
Synonym for vastus lateralis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral lip of linea aspera as far as great trochanter; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral. ... Synonym: musculus vastus lateralis, lateral great muscle, lateral vastus muscle, musc …

lateral ground bundle
Synonym for lateral proprius bundle ... lateral ground bundle ...

lateral head
Head of origin farthest from the midline. Nomina Anatomica lists lateral heads (caput laterale...) of the following: 1) triceps brachii muscle (... Musculi tricipitis brachii ); 2) gastrocnemius muscle (... Musculi gastrocnemii ). ... Synonym: caput laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral hermaphroditism
A form in which a testis is present on one side and an ovary on the other. ... Synonym: dimidiate hermaphroditism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral horn
The small lateral gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in transverse section containing the interomedial cell column. ... See: gray columns. ... Synonym: cornu laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral humeral epicondylitis
Synonym for tennis elbow ... <rheumatology> Inflammation at the lateral epicondyle (bony process of the humerus) of the elbow and the tendons insertions. ... It has earned the name tennis elbow because of the common occurrence of this condition in tennis players (constant dorsiflexion of the wrist). ... See: medial epicondylitis. ... (13 Jan 1998 …

lateral hypothalamic area
Synonym for lateral hypothalamic region ... Extends throughout most of the rostrocaudal extent of the hypothalamus lateral to the column of the fornix; includes lateral tuberal nuclei, tuberomamillary nuclei, and diffuse populations of cells. ... Synonym: lateral hypothalamic area. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral hypothalamic region
Extends throughout most of the rostrocaudal extent of the hypothalamus lateral to the column of the fornix; includes lateral tuberal nuclei, tuberomamillary nuclei, and diffuse populations of cells. ... Synonym: lateral hypothalamic area. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral illumination
Synonym for focal illumination ... Illumination in which a beam of light is directed diagonally to an object so that it is brilliantly illuminated while the surrounding area is in shadow. ... Synonym: lateral illumination, oblique illumination. ... Kohler illumination, a method of illumination of microscopic objects in which the image of the light sou …

lateral incisor
Synonym for second incisor ... Second maxillary or mandibular permanent or deciduous tooth on either side of the midsagittal plane of the head. ... Synonym: lateral incisor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral inferior genicular artery
Synonym for inferior lateral genicular artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, popliteal; distribution, knee joint; anastomoses, lateral superior genicular and anterior tibial recurrent (and posterior); i.e., articular vascular network of knee. ... Synonym: arteria genus inferior lateralis, lateral inferior genicular artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral inguinal fossa
A depression on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall lateral to the ridge formed by the inferior epigastric artery; it corresponds to the position of the deep inguinal ring, and is the site of an indirect inguinal hernia. ... Synonym: fossa inguinalis lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral inhibition
A simple form of information processing. The classic example is found in the eye, whereby ganglion cells are stimulated if photoreceptors in a well defined field are illuminated, but their response is inhibited if neighbouring photoreceptors are excited (an on field/off surround cell) or vice versa an off field/on surround cell. The effect of later …

lateral jugular lymph nodes
Nodes of the lateral deep cervical group lying lateral to the internal jugular vein; they usually empty into the jugular trunk. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici jugulares laterales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lacunae
Synonym for lateral venous lacunae ... Lateral expansions of the superior sagittal sinus of the dura mater, often increasing in width with advancing age until, in the very old, they may extend two centimeters lateral to the midline; the endothelium-lined lumen of the lacunae are usually reduced to a spongelike labyrinth by numerous arachnoid granula …

lateral lacunar lymph node
A lymph node of the external iliac group located lateral to the external iliac artery at the vascular lacuna. ... Synonym: nodus lacunaris lateralis, lateral lacunar node. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lacunar node
Synonym for lateral lacunar lymph node ... A lymph node of the external iliac group located lateral to the external iliac artery at the vascular lacuna. ... Synonym: nodus lacunaris lateralis, lateral lacunar node. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lakes
Synonym for lateral venous lacunae ... Lateral expansions of the superior sagittal sinus of the dura mater, often increasing in width with advancing age until, in the very old, they may extend two centimeters lateral to the midline; the endothelium-lined lumen of the lacunae are usually reduced to a spongelike labyrinth by numerous arachnoid granula …

lateral lemniscus
A bundle of ascending fibres that originate from the cochlear and auditory relay nuclei of the rhombencephalon, enter the trapezoid body, a transverse fibre stratum in which about half their number decussate, and from here turn rostrally along the lateral side of the spinothalamic tract; in the midbrain, it arches dorsally and enters the inferior c …

lateral ligament of elbow
Synonym for radial collateral ligament of elbow ... The ligament that connects the lateral epicondyle of the humerus with the annular ligament of the radius. ... Synonym: ligamentum collaterale radiale, lateral ligament of elbow, radial collateral ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral ligament of knee
Synonym for fibular collateral ligament ... <anatomy> The cordlike ligament that passes from the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the head of the fibula. ... Synonym: ligamentum collaterale fibulare, lateral ligament of knee, Winslow's ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral ligament of malleus
A short fan-shaped ligament converging from the posterior half of the tympanic notch to the neck of the malleus. ... Synonym: ligamentum mallei laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral ligament of wrist
Synonym for radial collateral ligament of wrist ... The ligament that extends distally from the styloid process of the radius to the carpal bones. ... Synonym: ligamentum collaterale carpi radiale, external collateral ligament of wrist, lateral ligament of wrist. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral ligament, ankle
Three ligamentous fasciculi present on the lateral side of the ankle joint considered collectively: pars tibiocalcanea (the calcaneotibial ligament), pars tibiotalaris anterior (the anterior talotibial ligament), pars tibiotalaris posterior (the posterior talotibial ligament). It is a common site of injury. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

lateral ligaments of the bladder
Condensations of fibroareolar tissue which pass one from each side of the bladder to blend with the pelvic fascia; smooth muscle is usually present in this tissue and is referred to as the musculus rectovesicalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral limb
Synonym for lateral crus ... Limb or leg-like portion of a structure, farthest from midline. ... Synonym: crus laterale, lateral limb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral line sense organ
A structure in fish consisting of a long groove or canal extending along each side of the trunk and tail and branching in the head region; the groove or tube is lined with neuroepithelial cells, some of which are in groups known as neuromasts; its function appears to be the detection of vibrations of low frequency. ... Synonym: neuromast organ. ... ( …

lateral line system
A series of sense organs that detect pressure or vibrations along the head and side of cyclostomes, fishes, and some amphibians. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lingual swellings
In the embryo, paired oval elevations that appear in the floor of the mouth at mandibular arch level; the primordial elevations, composed of mesenchyme covered by ectoderm of stomodeal origin, merge to form the greater part of the anterior two thirds of the tongue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lip of linea aspera
The lateral margin of the linea aspera of the femur that gives attachment to the lateral intermuscular septum and the short head of the biceps femoris muscles. ... Synonym: labium laterale lineae asperae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lithotomy
<procedure> Lithotomy in which the perineum is incised to one side of the median line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral longitudinal arch of foot
Formed by calcaneus, cuboid and two lateral metatarsals; the combined arch is supported normally by ligaments, intrinsic muscles, and the tendons of extrinsic muscles of the foot. ... Synonym: arcus pedis longitudinalis pars lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral longitudinal stria
A thin longitudinal band of nerve fibres accompanied by gray matter, near each outer edge of the upper surface of the corpus callosum under cover of the cingulate gyru. ... Synonym: stria longitudinalis lateralis, stria tecta, tectal stria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral lumbocostal arch
Synonym for lateral arcuate ligament ... <anatomy> One of Haller's arches; a thickening of the fascia of the quadratus lumborum muscle between the transverse process of the first lumbar vertebra and the twelfth rib on either side that gives attachment to a portion of the diaphragm. ... Synonym: ligamentum arcuatum laterale, arcus lumbocostalis …

lateral malleolar arteries
Lateral malleolar branches of peroneal artery. ... Synonym: rami malleolares laterales, arteriae malleolares posteriores laterales, posterior peroneal arteries. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolar bursa
<anatomy> The bursa between the lateral malleolus and the skin. ... Synonym: bursa subcutanea malleoli lateralis, lateral malleolus bursa, subcutaneous bursa of lateral malleolus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolar ligament
<anatomy> See: anterior tibiofibular ligament, posterior tibiofibular ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolar network
A network over the lateral malleolus formed by branches of the posterior lateral malleolar, anterior lateral malleolar, peroneal, and lateral tarsal arteries. ... Synonym: rete malleolare laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolar surface of talus
That surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the lateral malleolus of the fibula. ... Synonym: facies malleolaris lateralis tali. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolus
The process at the lateral side of the lower end of the fibula, forming the projection of the lateral part of the ankle; the lateral malleolus is more inferiorly placed then the medial malleolus. ... Synonym: malleolus lateralis, external malleolus, extramalleolus, outer malleolus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral malleolus bursa
lateral malleolar subcutaneous bursa ...

lateral mammary branches
Branches primarily distributed to the lateral portion of the breast. ... Synonym: rami mammarii laterales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral margin
Synonym for lateral border ... The margin or edge of a structure which is farthest from the midline. ... Synonym: margo lateralis, lateral margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral mass of atlas
The thick lateral part of the atlas on each side that articulates above with the occipital condyle and below with the axis. ... Synonym: massa lateralis atlantis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral mass of ethmoid bone
Synonym for ethmoidal labyrinth ... A mass of air cells with thin bony walls forming part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity; the cells are arranged in three groups, anterior, middle, and posterior, and are closed laterally by the orbital plate which forms part of the wall of the orbit. ... Synonym: labyrinthus ethmoidalis, ectethmoid, ectoethmo …

lateral medullary syndrome
Synonym for posterior inferior cerebellar artery syndrome ... <syndrome> A syndrome due usually to thrombosis, characterised by dysarthria, dysphagia, staggering gait, and vertigo, and marked by hypotonia, incoordination of voluntary movement, nystagmus, Horner's syndrome on the ipsilateral side, and loss of pain and temperature senses on the …

lateral meniscus
A flat disc-shaped ligament which stabilises and supports the outer aspect of the knee joint. Not as commonly injured as the medical meniscus ligament in knee sprains. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

lateral mesoderm
Synonym for lateral plate mesoderm ... The peripheral thinned-out portion of intraembryonic mesoderm which is continuous with the extraembryonic mesoderm beyond the margins of the embryonic disk; in it develops the intraembryonic celom. ... Synonym: lateral mesoderm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral midpalmar space
Synonym for lateral central palmar space ... The more lateral (radial) of the central palmar spaces, bounded laterally by the thenar compartment; related distally to the synovial tendon sheath of the index finger and proximally to the common flexor sheath. ... Synonym: lateral midpalmar space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral movement
In dentistry, movement of the mandible to the side. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral myocardial infarction
Infarction involving only the lateral wall of the heart, producing indicative electrocardiographic changes confined to leads I, aVL, V5, and V6. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nasal artery
<anatomy, artery> A branch of the facial artery which supplies the dorsum and ala of the nose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nasal fold
Synonym for lateral nasal prominence ... An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye. ... Synonym: lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal primordium, lateral nasal process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nasal primordium
Synonym for lateral nasal prominence ... An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye. ... Synonym: lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal primordium, lateral nasal process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nasal process
Synonym for lateral nasal prominence ... An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye. ... Synonym: lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal primordium, lateral nasal process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nasal prominence
An ectodermally covered mesenchymal swelling separating the embryonic olfactory pit from the developing eye. ... Synonym: lateral nasal fold, lateral nasal primordium, lateral nasal process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral nucleus of thalamus
The largest of the major subdivisions of the thalamus; the composite lateral nucleus includes, from before backward, the nucleus lateralis anterior or dorsalis, nucleus lateralis intermedius, nucleus lateralis posterior, and pulvinar; together, these cell groups form most of the free dorsal surface of the posterior half of the thalamus and project …

lateral oblique radiograph
A radiographic view of the mandible, revealing one side of the mandible from symphysis to condyle by displacing the other side upwards. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral occipital artery
<anatomy, artery> One of the terminal branches of the posterior cerebral artery; it supplies, by several named branches, the lateral portions of the temporal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria occipitalis lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral occipital sulcus
One of several variable sulci on the lateral aspect of the occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, bounding the lateral occipital convolutions. ... Synonym: sulcus occipitalis lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral occipitotemporal gyrus
Synonym for fusiform gyrus ... An extremely long convolution extending lengthwise over the inferior aspect of the temporal and occipital lobes, demarcated medially by the collateral sulcus from the lingual gyrus and the anterior part of the parahippocampal gyrus, laterally by the inferior temporal sulcus from the inferior temporal gyrus. ... Synonym: …

lateral occlusion
Malposition of a tooth or an entire dental arch in a direction away from the midline. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral orbitofrontal branch
Synonym for lateral frontobasal artery ... <anatomy, artery> A branch of the insular part of the middle cerebral artery distributed to the cortex of the lateral, inferior part of the frontal lobe. ... Synonym: arteria frontobasalis lateralis, ramus orbitofrontalis lateralis, lateral orbitofrontal branch, orbitofrontal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000)
lateral palpebral commissure
The union of the upper and lower eyelids adjacent to the lateral angle. ... Synonym: commissura palpebrarum lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral palpebral ligament
<anatomy> The band that attaches the tarsal plates to the orbital eminence of the zygomatic bone. ... Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale laterale, ligamentum palpebrale externum, ligamentum tarsale externum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral palpebral raphe
A narrow fibrous band in the lateral part of the orbicularis oculi muscle formed by the interlacing of fibres passing through the upper and lower eyelids. ... Synonym: raphe palpebralis lateralis, palpebral raphe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral part of occipital bone
The part of the occipital bone that lies on either side of the foramen magnum. ... Synonym: pars lateralis ossis occipitalis, exoccipital bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral part of sacrum
The lateral mass of the sacrum formed by the fused costal elements. ... Synonym: pars lateralis ossis sacri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral part of vaginal fornix
Synonym for pars lateralis fornicis vaginae ... lateral part of vaginal fornix ...

lateral patellar retinaculum
Part of the aponeurosis of the vastus lateralis muscle passing lateral to the patella to attach to the tibial tuberosity. ... Synonym: retinaculum patellae laterale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral pectoral nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A nerve that arises from the lateral cord of the brachial plexus usually passing medial to pectoralis minor to supply the sternoclavicular head of pectoralis major. ... Synonym: nervus pectoralis lateralis, lateral anterior thoracic nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral pericardiac lymph nodes
Small lymph nodes located along the pericardiacophrenic vessels, they drain the pericardium. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici pericardiales laterales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral periodontal abscess
An abscess that forms at the depth of a periodontal pocket due to multiplication of pyogenic microorganisms or the presence of foreign material. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral periodontal cyst
An intraosseous cyst, usually encountered in the cuspid-premolar region of the mandible, derived from the remnants of the dental lamina and representing the intraosseous counterpart of the gingival cyst. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral pharyngeal space
That part of the peripharyngeum spatium located at the sides of the pharynx. ... Synonym: spatium lateropharyngeum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral plantar artery
<anatomy, artery> Larger of the two terminal branches of the posterior tibial; distribution, forms the plantar arch and through it supplies the sole of the foot and plantar surfaces of the toes; anastomoses, medial plantar, dorsalis pedis. ... Synonym: arteria plantaris lateralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lateral plantar nerve
<anatomy, nerve> One of the two terminal branches of the tibial nerve; it courses along the lateral side of the sole, dividing into superficial and deep branches; it supplies the skin of the lateral aspect of the sole and the lateral one and one-half toes; it innervates the intrinsic muscles of the plantar part of the foot with the exception …