Definition of "peroneal" [per•o•ne•al]

• Of or relating to the fibula or to the outer portion of the leg. (adjective)

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• "Hodges, who suffers from a peripheral nerve disease called peroneal muscular atrophy, was the recipient of a project from the Lowe's Heroes, a community volunteer program run by the national hardware store."
• "According to The New Republic, Bagram's tactics routinely included "beatings, anal violation with sharp objects, blows to the genitals and 'peroneal' strikes [sharp blows to the leg with a baton or leg].""
• "In all those investigations, the “peroneal strikes” (such as those used against Dilawar in Bagram) had never come up."