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posterior auricular muscle

posterior auricular muscle is the alternative form of auricularis posterior.

Meaning of auricularis posterior

Noun

auricularis posterior (plural auriculares posteriores)

  1. A muscle that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the cranial surface of the concha of the external ear, and acts to retract the external ear.

Forms of posterior auricular muscle

pluralposterior auricular muscles

Questions about posterior auricular muscle

What is posterior auricular muscle the alternative form of?
Posterior auricular muscle is the alternative form of auricularis posterior.

Words near posterior auricular muscle in the dictionary

  1. posteriomedial
  2. posteriomedian
  3. posterior
  4. posterior auricular arteries
  5. posterior auricular artery
  6. posterior auricular muscle
  7. posterior auricular muscles
  8. posterior cerebral arteries
  9. posterior cerebral artery
  10. posterior chamber
  11. posterior chambers

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