Medical Definition of Multifidus

1. Origin, from the sacrum, sacroiliac ligament, mamillary processes of the lumbar vertebrae, transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae, and articular processes of last four cervical vertebrae; insertion, into the spinous processes of all the vertebrae up to and including the axis; action, rotates vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of spinal nerves. Synonym: musculus multifidus, intermediate layer of the transversospinalis muscles, musculus multifidus spinae. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Multifidus

multifariously
multifariousness
multifariousnesses
multifarity
multifarm
multifeatured
multifermionic
multiferous
multiferroic
multiferroicity
multiferroics
multifibre
multifid
multifidly
multifidus (current term)
multifield
multifigure
multifil
multifilament
multifilm
multifils
multifilter
multifilters
multiflash
multiflavored
multiflight
multiflighted
multiflora
multiflora rose

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