multifidus

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noun

A thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.

OriginLatin multifidus →
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Meanings

nounmultifidus (plural multifidi)

plural multifidi

  1. anatomyA thin muscle consisting of a number of fleshy and tendinous fasciculi that fill up the groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the axis.

Origin

  1. Latinmultifidus
  2. Englishmultifidus

From Latin multifidus. Doublet of multifid and multifidous.

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multifidus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifidus

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“multifidus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multifidus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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