cnemial

Definitions

Cf or relating to the cnemis or tibia: as, a cnemial process; the cnemial ridge. See cut under tibiotarsus.

adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to the shin bone.
adjective a crestlike prominence on the proximal end of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.

From Ancient Greek the tibia.

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Scale bar equals 10 cm. Osteological abbreviations: alp, anterior lateral process; cn, cnemial crest; plp, posterior lateral process. [planned for column width] doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0009789.g009

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But Zhou et al. (2008) - in a footnote - doubted most of Gong et al. 's conclusions, and argued that Aberratiodontus can be excluded from Enantiornithes on the basis of its large cnemial crest.

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And im not sure, but could it be her cnemial is to short?

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Tibia with a ventral spine-like process extending from the cranio-lateral process and a squared-off cnemial crest.

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Tibia robust; proximal articular condyle sub-equally expanded; cnemial crest projects cranially then laterally (autapomorphic); ovoid distal articular surface; distal breadth more than twice that of mid-shaft.

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Abbreviations: as, astragalus; cc, cnemial crest; doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0006190.g010

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The cnemial crest is thick and robust, projecting cranially at its proximal margin, then scooping distally so that the distal margin of the crest projects laterally and encloses a deep fossa.

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