SINCE 1828
multifidus
noun
mul·tif·i·dus
| \ˌməl-ˈtif-ə-dəs
\
\
plural multifidi\ -ˌdī
\
\
Medical Definition of multifidus
: a muscle of the fifth and deepest layer of the back filling up the groove on each side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae from the sacrum to the skull and consisting of many fasciculi that pass upward and inward to the spinous processes and help to erect and rotate the spine
Comments on multifidus
What made you want to look up multifidus? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Difficult Vocab Quiz
-
- Which is a synonym of discomfit?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZ
Share multifidus
Resources for multifidus