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accessorius
[ ak-suh-sawr-ee-uhs, -sohr- ]
noun
plural accessorii
- Anatomy. any muscle, nerve, gland, etc., that reinforces the action of another.
accessorius
/ ˌæɛˈɔːɪə /
noun
- anatomy a muscle or nerve that has an augmenting action
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of accessorius1
< New Latin, Medieval Latin: accessory
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The same muscle sometimes varies in many ways: thus Prof. Macalister describes145 no less than twenty distinct variations in the palmaris accessorius.
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M. accessorius semitendinosi Add. long.
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The m. accessorius semitendinosi extends anteriorly from the above mentioned ligament to a fleshy insertion on the posterolateral surface of the femur immediately proximal to the condyles.
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Palmaris accessorius, muscle variations of the.
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Macalister, Prof., on variations of the palmaris accessorius muscle; on muscular abnormalities in man; on the greater variability of the muscles in men than in women.
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