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Definition of Musculus adductor hallucis

1. Noun. The adductor muscle of the great toe.

Medical Definition of Musculus adductor hallucis

1. Origin, by two heads, the transverse head from the capsules of the lateral four metatarsophalangeal joints and the oblique head from the lateral cuneiform and bases of the third and fourth metatarsal bones; insertion, lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of great toe; action, adducts great toe; nerve supply, lateral plantar. Synonym: musculus adductor hallucis, adductor muscle of great toe. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Adductor Hallucis

Literary usage of Musculus adductor hallucis

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1. Die angiologische Sammlung im anatomischen Museum der königlichen by Hans Carl Leopold Barkow (1869)
"Die dritte Region liegt ganz in der Tiefe, bedeckt von der Plantar-Seite aus zunächst von dem Musculus adductor Hallucis, dann von den Sehnen der vier ..."

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