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MUSCULUS ANCONEUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist
Synonyms:
anconeous muscle; musculus anconeus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("musculus anconeus" is a kind of...):
skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)
Holonyms ("musculus anconeus" is a part of...):
forearm (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)