communicating branch of fibular artery

[TA]

branch arising from the distal fibular artery that joins the communicating branch of the posterior tibial artery deep to the flexor hallucis longus muscle.

Synonym(s): ramus communicans arteriae fibularis [TA], communicating branch of peroneal artery ☆ , ramus communicans arteriae peroneae ☆

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com·mu·ni·cat·ing branch of fib·u·lar ar·te·ry

(kŏ-myūn'i-kāt-ing branch fib'ū-lăr ahr'tĕr-ē) [TA]

The communicating branch of the fibular (peroneal) artery.

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