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multifidus

multifidus noun: a thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.

Noun

multifidus (plural multifidi)

  1. A thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.

Forms of multifidus

pluralmultifidi

Origin of multifidus

From Latin multifidus. Doublet of multifid and multifidous.

Questions about multifidus

What does multifidus mean?
Multifidus means a thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.
What part of speech is multifidus?
Multifidus is a noun.
What is the plural of multifidus?
The plural of multifidus is multifidi.

Words near multifidus in the dictionary

  1. multifidelity
  2. multifidi
  3. multifidly
  4. multifidoside
  5. multifidous
  6. multifidus
  7. multifield
  8. multifigure
  9. multifigured
  10. multifil
  11. multifilament

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