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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.

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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