lumbricalis

American  

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

noun

Anatomy.

lumbricales plural

1. lumbrical.

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lumbricalis British  

/ ˈlʌmbrɪkəl, ˌlʌmbrɪˈkeɪlɪs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• lumbrical
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• lumbricales
  plural

Etymology

Origin of lumbricalis

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

Example Sentences

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lumbricalis lumbricales

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

From The History of the European Fauna by Scharff, Robert Francis

We refer to the lumbricales and the interosseous.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard

In an athetoid hand, says Starr, the interossei and lumbricales, which flex the metacarpo-phalangeal and extend the phalangeal joints, are affected; rarely are the long extensors and the long flexors affected.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Although this fact has no relation to the object of our study, it appears to us interesting to announce that there are traces of the lumbricales found in the solipeds.

From Artistic Anatomy of Animals by Cuyer, ?douard