leg
- In common usage, the entire lower limb, or from hip to ankle.
- In anatomy, the lower leg from knee to ankle, whose bones are the tibia and fibula.
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Anterior view
Barbados l.Elephantiasis of the legs.
bayonet l.An uncorrected posterior displacement of the knee bones, followed by ankylosis at the joint.
milk l.Phlegmasia alba dolens.
SEE: restless legs syndrome.