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lacertus

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lacertus /la·cer·tus/ (lah-ser´tus) [L.] a name given certain fibrous attachments of muscles.
la·cer·tus (l-sûrts)
n. pl. la·cer·ti (-t)
1. The muscular part of the upper arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
2. A fibrous band related to a muscle.
lacertus
[ləser′təs]
Etymology: L, lizard, because of a fancied resemblance
a general term for certain fibrous attachments of muscles.
lacertus
pl. lacerti [L.] a name given to certain fibrous attachments of muscles.
lacertus fibrosus
part of the antebrachial fascia extending from the biceps to the radial carpal extensor muscles and a significant part of the horse's stay apparatus.


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