cnemial

English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek κνημίς (knēmís, “the lower part of the leg, greaves”).

Adjective edit

cnemial (not comparable)

(anatomy) Relating to the shinbone, or tibia.
Some birds and reptiles have a cnemial crest.

Related terms edit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “cnemial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams edit

melanic