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retromuscularly

retromuscularly adverb: behind a muscle.

Adverb

retromuscularly (not comparable)

  1. Behind a muscle
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Origin of retromuscularly

From retromuscular + -ly.

Questions about retromuscularly

What does retromuscularly mean?
Retromuscularly means behind a muscle.
What part of speech is retromuscularly?
Retromuscularly is an adverb.

Words near retromuscularly in the dictionary

  1. retromoderators
  2. retromodern
  3. retromods
  4. retromolar
  5. retromuscular
  6. retromuscularly
  7. retromutagenesis
  8. retromutation
  9. retromutations
  10. retromylohyoid
  11. retron

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