"longissimus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: longissimi [plural]
Etymology: From Latin longissimus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|longissimus}} Latin longissimus Head templates: {{en-noun|longissimi}} longissimus (plural longissimi)
  1. (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae. Wikipedia link: longissimus Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-longissimus-en-noun-UP33N7en Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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