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abductor muscle of little toe

abductor muscle of little toe definition - medical

abductor muscle of little toe

noun
A muscle with origin from the lateral and the medial processes of the calcanean tuberosity, with insertion to the lateral side of the proximal phalanx of the fifth toe, with nerve supply from the lateral plantar nerve, and whose action abducts and flexes the little toe.

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