lumbricalis

American

[luhm-bri-key-lis] / ˌlʌm brɪˈkeɪ lɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

lumbricales

lumbrical.

lumbricalis British

/ ˈlʌmbrɪkəl, ˌlʌmbrɪˈkeɪlɪs /

noun

anatomy any of the four wormlike muscles in the hand or foot

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Other Word Forms

lumbrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of lumbricalis

First recorded in 1695–1705, lumbricalis is from the New Latin word lumbrīcālis

Example Sentences

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Musculus lumbricalis.—Semitendinous throughout its length, this muscle arises from the ossified tendon of the m. flexor digitorum longus at a point immediately proximal to the branching of this tendon.

From Project Gutenberg

Another, a peculiar worm-like form, lives underground in damp earth and under stones—Typhlops lumbricalis.

From Project Gutenberg

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