xiphihumeralis

xiphihumeralis
\\|zifēˌhyüməˈralə̇s, -rāl-, -räl-\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from xiph- + humeralis humeral, from humerus + Latin -alis -al
: a muscle in some mammals that extends from the xiphoid cartilage to the proximal end of the humerus

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xiphihumeralis /-i-hū-mər-āˈlis/ noun
In vertebrates, a muscle leading from the xiphoid cartilage to the humerus
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Main Entry: ↑xiph-

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