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multifidus

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Main Entry: mul·tif·i·dus
Pronunciation: "m&l-'tif-&-d&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mul·tif·i·di /-"dI/
: a muscle of the fifth and deepest layer of the back filling up the groove on each side of the spinous processes of thevertebrae from the sacrum to the skull and consisting of many fasciculi that pass upward and inward to the spinous processes and help to erect and rotate the spine
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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