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lum⋅bri⋅cal

[luhm-bri-kuhl]
–noun Anatomy.
any of four wormlike muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot.

Origin:
1685–95; < NL lumbrīcālis, lit., pertaining to a worm, equiv. to L lumbrīc(us) earthworm + -ālis -al 1
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Main Entry: lum·bri·cal
Pronunciation: 'l&m-bri-k&l
Function: adjective
: being one of or constituting the lumbricales lumbrical muscles>
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