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pretibial /pre·tib·i·al/ (-tib´e-al) in front of the tibia.
pretibial
[prētib′ē·əl]
Etymology: L, prae + tibia, shinbone
pertaining to the area of the leg in front of the tibia.

pretibial [pre-tib´e-al]
in front of the tibia.
pretibial fever leptospirosis due to Leptospira interrogans serogroup autumnalis, marked by a rash on the pretibial region, with lumbar and postorbital pain, malaise, nasal inflammation, and fever. Also known as Fort Bragg fever because it was observed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

pretibial
cranial to the tibia.


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Pretibial myxoedema is a known manifestation of Graves' disease that occurs in association with diffuse thyroid gland enlargement, exophthalmos, and thyroid acropachy (Kriss 1987).
Klasik NLD lezyonlan pretibial bolgede etrah deriden kabank, ortasi san-kahverengi atrofik, telenjiektatik viyolaseden kirmizi-kahverengiye kadar degisen plaklar seklindedir.
It was identified as the causative agent of an illness characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, and a pretibial rash--Fort Bragg fever (7).
 
 
 
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