n
(anatomy) Ellipsis of abducens nerve. [(neuroanatomy) Each of the sixth pair of cranial nerves that are the motor nerves supplying the lateral rectus in the eye.]
n
(anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.
adj
(obsolete) Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
adj
(physiology) Relating to abduction.
n
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body
n
(obsolete, anatomy) A muscle that draws the eye outwards
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(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
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(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor
adj
(anatomy) Operating as an adductor.
n
(anatomy) A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
n
The spine and associated tissues.
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(medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the lingual region of the neck of a tooth
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(anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
n
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
adj
Obsolete form of crural. [(chiefly anatomy) Pertaining to the leg.]
n
(anatomy) A muscle that dilates any part; a dilator.
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(anatomy) Any nerve or muscle that causes part of the body to dilate.
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(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
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(anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
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(anatomy) Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
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(anatomy) A muscle that everts or turns outward.
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(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
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(anatomy) Ellipsis of external oblique muscle.. [(anatomy) A flat muscle on each side that form the outer layer of the lateral walls of the abdomen, that have aponeuroses extending medially to ensheathe the rectus muscles and fusing in the midventral line in the linea alba, and that act to compress the abdominal contents and to assist in expelling the contents of various visceral organs (as in urination, defecation, parturition, and expiration).]
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(anatomy) A flat muscle on each side that form the outer layer of the lateral walls of the abdomen, that have aponeuroses extending medially to ensheathe the rectus muscles and fusing in the midventral line in the linea alba, and that act to compress the abdominal contents and to assist in expelling the contents of various visceral organs (as in urination, defecation, parturition, and expiration).
adj
(relational) Of or affecting the face.
n
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
n
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
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(informal) The gastrocnemius muscle.
adj
Alternative form of gluteal [(anatomy) relating to the buttocks]
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(anatomy) Any of the muscles of the buttocks, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus
n
(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.
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(anatomy) The largest of the muscles of each buttock.
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(anatomy) One of the three gluteal muscles, situated on the outer surface of the pelvis.
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Obsolete form of gluteus. [(anatomy) Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.]
n
(anatomy) A slender superficial muscle of the inner thigh.
n
A quantity that covers or impacts on a groin.
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(anatomy) A muscle involved in hyperextension of the trunk
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(anatomy, medicine) A method of closed reduction to return the elbow joint to its proper conformation (that is, to reduce a subluxation).
n
(anatomy) The visible indentation above an iliac crest and beneath the navel, usually only visible on physically fit people.
n
(anatomy) A muscle that contracts to cause a part of the body to curve inwards.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the inion.
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A muscle that carries out intorsion.
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(anatomy) Any muscle that turns a body part inwards.
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(by extension) Any critical vulnerability.
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(anatomy) Any muscle used for lateroflexion
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(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part.
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(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction causes the raising of a part of the body.
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(anatomy) A long muscle in the body.
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(anatomy) A nerve in the upper limb in humans and other animals, formed from parts of the medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus, and compression of which in the carpal tunnel of the wrist causes carpal tunnel syndrome.
n
Synonym of superior tarsal muscle.
adj
Of or relating to the buttocks.
n
(anatomy) The head of an origin that is diagonally situated.
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(anatomy) A muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
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(anatomy) An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely.
n
(anatomy) The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
adv
In the occlusocervical dimension or orientation.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ears, face and neck
adj
Affecting or relating to the entire face.
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(anatomy) Any muscle that produces pronation
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(anatomy) A muscle that extends an organ or part; opposed to retractor.
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(anatomy) Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.
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(anatomy) Any of a number of muscles controlling the movement of the eyeball.
n
A rectus, any of several straight muscles in the body.
n
A muscle which holds a body part in place, notably in extended or retracted position
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(zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.
n
A rictus grin; an abnormal sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning, characteristic of tetanus and of strychnine poisoning.
n
(anatomy) A muscle by which a joint can be rotated.
adj
Alternative form of suprailiac [Relating to the suprailium]
n
(anatomy) Any muscle that aids supination
n
(anatomy) A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
adj
(surgery) Through or across a face.
n
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the unguis, or claw.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the vastus medialis muscle and adductor magnus muscle.
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