lumbrical

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Synonyms: lubrical, timbrical, rubrical, lumbric, lumbricid, numerical, lumbricus, lustrical, lumbricidal

Antonyms: lubrical, timbrical, rubrical, lumbric, lumbricid, numerical, lumbricus, lustrical, lumbricidal

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Adjective

1. Worm-like.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy|muscle}} Any of the four small [[muscles]] of the [[palm]] of the hand that arise from [[tendons]] of the {{w|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.
2. {{lb|en|anatomy|muscle}} Any of four small [[muscles]] of the foot homologous to the lumbricals of the hand that arise from tendons of the {{w|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.

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