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erectores spinae

erectores spinae is the plural of erector spinae.

Meaning of erector spinae

Noun

erector spinae (plural erectores spinae)

  1. The group of muscles of the back responsible for erect posture of the vertebral column.
    • The erector spinae are all innervated by lateral branches of the posterior primary divisions (dorsal rami) of the nearby spinal nerves and are covered posteriorly in the thoracic and lumbar regions by the thoracolumbar fascia.2005, Gregory D. Cramer, Basic and Clinical Anatomy of the Spine, Spinal Cord, and ANS

Questions about erectores spinae

What is erectores spinae the plural of?
Erectores spinae is the plural of erector spinae.

Words near erectores spinae in the dictionary

  1. erectogenic
  2. erectopatent
  3. erectophile
  4. erector
  5. erector spinae
  6. erectores spinae
  7. erectors
  8. erectour
  9. erectours
  10. erects
  11. erectus

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