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lum·bri·ca·lis (lum′bri kā′lis)

noun pl. lumbricales -·ca′·les′ (-kā′lēz′)

any of four small muscles in the palm of the hand and in the sole of the foot
also lumbrical lum′·bri·cal (-kəl)

Etymology: ModL < L lumbricus, intestinal worm, earthworm: from the shape of the muscles

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