rotatores

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noun

A group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.

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Meanings

nounrotatores pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyanatomyA group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.
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