axial musculature


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axial musculature

[′ak·sē·əl ′məs·kyə·lə·chər]
(anatomy)
The muscles that lie along the longitudinal axis of the vertebrate body.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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