posterior tibial muscle

n.

A muscle with origin from the posterior surface of the tibia, the head and shaft of the fibula, and the posterior surface of the interosseous membrane; with insertion into the navicular, the three cuneiform, the cuboid, and the second, third, and fourth metatarsal bones; with nerve supply from the tibial nerve, and whose action causes the plantar flexion and inversion of the foot.

Words nearby posterior tibial muscle

posterior septal artery of nose, posterior spinocerebellar tract, posterior staphyloma, posterior supraclavicular nerve, posterior synechia, posterior tibial muscle, posterior tibial vein, posterior vein of left ventricle, posterior vein of septum pellucidum, posteriority, posterity