lumbrical

lumbrical
/lum"bri keuhl/, n. Anat.
any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.
[1685-95; < NL lumbricalis, lit., pertaining to a worm, equiv. to L lumbric(us) earthworm + -alis -AL1]

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  • lumbrical — adj. 2 g. Lombrical …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • lumbrical — (Derivado del lat. lumbricus, lombriz.) ► adjetivo ANATOMÍA Se aplica a cada uno de los cuatro músculos de forma de lombriz, que en la mano y en el pie sirven para el movimiento de todos sus dedos, menos del pulgar. * * * lumbrical adj. Anat. Se… …   Enciclopedia Universal

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  • Lumbrical muscle (foot) — Muscle infobox Name = Lumbrical muscle of the foot Latin = musculus lumbricalis pedis GraySubject = 131 GrayPage = 493 Caption = Muscles of the sole of the foot. Second layer. (Lumbricals visible at bottom.) Origin = Medial borders of long flexor …   Wikipedia

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