Medical Dictionary

spinalis cervicis

noun spinalis cer·vi·cis \-ˈsər-və-səs\

Medical Definition of SPINALIS CERVICIS

:  an inconstant muscle that arises especially from the spinous processes of the lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae and inserts especially into the spinous process of the axis

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