quadratus

Noun

Meaning

quadratus (plural quadrati)

(anatomy) Any of several roughly square or rectangular muscles, e.g. in the abdomen, thigh, and eye socket.

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Examples

At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Quadratus (or, less frequently, year 920 Ab urbe condita ). Source: Internet

Quadratus plantae originates with two slips from the lateral and medial margins of the calcaneus and inserts into the lateral margin of the flexor digitorum tendon. Source: Internet

The quadratus plantae arises with two slips from margins of the plantar surface of the calcaneus and is inserted into the tendon(s) of the flexor digitorum longus, and is known as the "plantar head" of this latter muscle. Source: Internet

Indeed, at his accession, Marcus transferred part of his mother's estate to his nephew, Ummius Quadratus. Source: Internet

Marcia, the widow of Quadratus, who had been executed in 182, is alleged to have been a Christian. Source: Internet

The pronator quadratus and the pronator teres are either reduced or absent. Source: Internet

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