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musculus plantaris (medicine) and scotch(3) (iou)


musculus plantaris (medicine)


musculus plantaris -->
plantaris
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral supracondylar ridge; insertion, medial margin of tendo achillis and deep fascia of ankle; action, traditionally described as plantar flexion of foot; many investigators now believe the plantaris muscle to be primarily a proprioceptive organ; nerve supply, tibial nerve.

Synonym: musculus plantaris, musculus tibialis gracilis, plantar muscle.


scotch(3) (iou)



scotch verb1 trans. LME.
[Origin unkn.]
Make an incision or incisions in; cut, score, gash. Now arch. & dial. LME.
P. Holland Many creekes doth scotch and cut Peloponnesus. T. Barker Wash the Eele...Scotch it all along both the sides.
a. [After Shakes. Macb.] Wound without killing, (temporarily) disable. L18.
C. Merivale The Arian heresy was scotched, if not actually killed. absol.: Byron We will not scotch, But kill.
b. Stamp out, decisively put an end to, (esp. something dangerous); frustrate (a plan or hope); quash, bring to nothing. E19.
Expositor Fanaticism..should be scotched. M. Holroyd Any idea..of marrying was scotched by her father.