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rotatores

rotatores noun: a group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.

Noun

rotatores pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.

Questions about rotatores

What does rotatores mean?
Rotatores means a group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.
What part of speech is rotatores?
Rotatores is a noun.

Words near rotatores in the dictionary

  1. rotatively
  2. rotativity
  3. rotator
  4. rotator cuff
  5. rotator cuffs
  6. rotatores
  7. rotatorial
  8. rotatorian
  9. rotatorians
  10. rotators
  11. rotatory

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