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Meaning of erector spinae | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪˌrɛk.tɚ ˈspaɪ.niː

Definitions

The group of muscles of the back responsible for erect posture of the vertebral column.

Equivalents

Deutsch Rückenstrecker

Examples

“The erector spinae are all innervated by lateral branches of the posterior primary divisions (dorsal rami) of the nearby spinal nerves and are covered posteriorly in the thoracic and lumbar regions by the thoracolumbar fascia.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Erectors erectour Erects erectus Eredivisie Ereguayquín

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