"lumbrical" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlʌm.brɪk.əl/
Etymology: From New Latin lumbricalis, from lumbricus (“intestinal worm, earthworm”) + -alis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|lumbricalis}} New Latin lumbricalis, {{af|en|-al}} -al, {{af|la|lumbricus|-alis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=intestinal worm, earthworm|t2=<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-al</i>}} lumbricus (“intestinal worm, earthworm”) + -alis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lumbrical (not comparable)
  1. Worm-like. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-lumbrical-en-adj-YrxYAjF9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 49 26 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 24 23 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 22 21 0 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈlʌm.brɪk.əl/ Forms: lumbricals [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin lumbricalis, from lumbricus (“intestinal worm, earthworm”) + -alis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|lumbricalis}} New Latin lumbricalis, {{af|en|-al}} -al, {{af|la|lumbricus|-alis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=intestinal worm, earthworm|t2=<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">-al</i>}} lumbricus (“intestinal worm, earthworm”) + -alis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lumbrical (plural lumbricals)
  1. (anatomy) Any of the four small muscles of the palm of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor digitorum profundus, are inserted at the base of the digit to which the tendon passes, and flex the proximal phalanx and extend the two distal phalanges of each finger. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Muscles
    Sense id: en-lumbrical-en-noun-xMpz4WYD Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) Any of four small muscles of the foot homologous to the lumbricals of the hand that arise from tendons of the flexor digitorum longus and are inserted into the first phalanges of the four small toes of which they flex the proximal phalanges and extend the two distal phalanges. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Muscles
    Sense id: en-lumbrical-en-noun-~Pm4JTBF Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lumbricalis

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