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semispinalis

semispinalis noun: any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.

Noun

semispinalis (plural semispinales)

  1. Any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.

Forms of semispinalis

pluralsemispinales

Questions about semispinalis

What does semispinalis mean?
Semispinalis means any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.
What part of speech is semispinalis?
Semispinalis is a noun.
What is the plural of semispinalis?
The plural of semispinalis is semispinales.

Words near semispinalis in the dictionary

  1. semispheric
  2. semispherical
  3. semispherically
  4. semispheroidal
  5. semispinales
  6. semispinalis
  7. semispiral
  8. semispirals
  9. semispontaneity
  10. semispontaneous
  11. semispontaneously

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