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platycnemia

[ plat-ik-nee-mee-uh, plat-i-nee- ]

noun

  1. (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of platycnemia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; platy-, cnemis, -ia
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Example Sentences

Among savages this use of dancing works harmoniously with the various other uses which dancing possesses in primitive times and which cause it to occupy so large and vital a part in savage life that it may possibly even affect the organism to such an extent as to mold the bones; so that some authorities have associated platycnemia with dancing.

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