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MUSCLE 



tf us i hius) [L. pi. mures]. I. A genus of rodents of 

 the family Murida; it embraces rats and mice. 2. 

 Any mouse-like formation; e. g., joint-mice. Mures 

 articulares, Mures articulorum. See Arthrolith. 



Ausana. See Moussena (Illus. Diet.). 



Ausarina \ntu-sar-e' -nah) \_Musa saptentum, the ban- 

 ana]. The name in Venezuela for banana flour. 



Ausca. See Parasites, Table of (Illus. Diet.). M. 

 brava, a species of fly capable of transmitting mal de 

 caderas or American surra. 



Auscale Buttons. See Mescal. 



Auscarinism {mus-kar'-in-iziii). Poisoning due to 

 ingestion of the fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, L. See 

 Alyccttsm , Muscaric. 



Auscegenetic (mus-se-jen-et'-ii) [musca, a fly; gene- 

 rare, to produce]. Causing musca; volitantes or 

 photopsia. 



Auscle, Musculus. (See Illus. Diet.) M. abdu- 

 cens labiorum, M. abductor oris, the levator an- 

 guli oris. M. abducens oculi. See Rectus exterttus 

 in Table (Illus. Diet. . M. abductor auricularis, 

 M. a. auris, the retrahens aurem. M. abductor 

 brevis brachii, in solipeds the analog of the teres 

 minor in man. It has its origin in the posterior mar- 

 gin of the scapula, the infraspinous fossa and the small 



j tubercle at the outer margin of the glenoid cavity, and 

 its insertion into the humerus occurs between the crest 

 of the tuberosity and the deltoid impression. M. 

 abductor linguae. See Styloglossus in Table (Illus. 

 Diet. . M. abductor longus pollicis, the extensor 

 ossis metacarpi pollicis. M., Abductor. Minimal, 

 M. abductor digiti quinti. See A. minimi digiti 

 mantis in Table (Illus. Diet.). M. accessorius 

 sacrolumbalis. See Musculus accessorius ad sacro- 

 lumbalent in Table (Illus. Diet.). M. additamen- 

 tum ad sacrolumbalem, the accessory iliocostalis or 

 sacrolumbar muscle. M., Adductor, Minimal, M. 

 adductor minimi digiti, M. a. ossis metacarpi 

 minimi digiti. See Opponens digiti minimi in Table 

 (Illus. Diet). M.s, Adenoid, M., Adenopharyn- 

 geal. See M. thyreoadenoideus. M., After-loaded, 

 a muscle made to work with a weight dependent on it, 

 but with a recuperating interval, or the weight so sup- 

 ported that it does not puil on it until the muscle 

 begins to shorten. Cf. AI., Loaded. Musculi alares, 

 the pterygoid muscles. M. alaris externus, the ex- 

 ternal pterygoid. M. alaris internus, the internal 

 pterygoid. Musculi amatorii oculi, the oblique 

 muscles of the eye. M. amatorius [Isenflamm], the 

 obliquus oculi superior. M. aniscalptor. M.aniter- 

 sor, the latissimus dorsi. M., Antagonistic, one 

 acting in opposition to another. M. articularis 

 genu. See Subcrureus in Table (Illus. Diet.). M. 

 arycorniculatus, the arytrenoideus rectus. M. ary- 

 santorinianus, the arytaenoideus transversus. M. 

 arysyndesmicus, a band of fibers extending from the 

 cricoid cartilage to the arytenoid ; it is a portion of ihe 

 cricoarytaenoideus lateralis. M. arytaenoideus rec- 

 tus, an anomalous bundle of fibers extending from the 

 arytenoid cartilage to the supraarytenoid cartilage of 

 the same side. M. arytaenoideus transversus, the 

 deep part of the arytenoid muscle. M., Atlantal, 

 the superior oblique portion of the longus colli. M. 

 atlooccipitalis, the small postrectus muscle. M. 

 attollens humeri, the deltoid muscle. M. auricu- 

 laris. the extensor minimi digiti. M. a. abductor, 

 the abductor minimi digiti manus. M. auricularis 

 anterior, the attrahens aurem. M. auricularis an- 

 terior profundus, a band of muscular fibers originat- 

 ing in the zygoma and attached to the ventral part of 

 the auricle. M. auricularis posterior, the retra- 

 | hens aurem. M. auricularis superior, the attollens 



aurem. M. auxilaris, the pyriform muscle. M. 

 axirectus, M. axoidooccipitalis, the rectus capitis 

 posticus major. M . axoatloideus, the obliquus capitis 

 inferior. M. basiodeltoideus, an anomalous fascicle 

 of the deltoid muscle having its origin in the spine of 

 the scapula. M. basiopharyngeus, the fibers of the 

 middle constrictor of the pharynx which originate from 

 the hyoid. M. basiosuprascapularis, the levator 

 scapulae. M., Bell's, the short muscular ridge on the 

 inner surface of the bladder, passing forward from the 

 ureteral openings and ending in the uvula vesicae. M., 

 Belly of, the fleshy part of a muscle. M., Bicau- 

 date, one that has two distinct insertions. M. biceps 

 flexor cruris, the biceps femoris. M., Bifemerocal- 

 caneus. I. In veterinary anatomy a bicipital muscle 

 extending the foot upon the tibia. The outer head 

 originates from the femur ventrad of the supracondylar 

 fossa, the inner head from the supracondylar crest. It 

 is attached to the anterior part of the summit of the 

 os calcis. It has no direct analog in man. 2. The 

 gastrocnemius. M.. Biventer, one with two bellies, 

 a digastric muscle. M. biventralis, E. Coues' term 

 for the. biventer cervicis. M., Bochdalek's. See 

 Triticeoglossus in Table (Illus. Diet.). M. brachio- 

 fascialis, a bundle given off by the brachialis which 

 enters the fascia of the forearm. M. brachioradi- 

 alis, the supinator longus. M., Briicke's. (See Il- 

 lus. Diet. ) 2. The muscularis mucosas of the small 

 and large intestine. M.-buds (v. Kolliker). See 

 Muscle-spindle (Illus. Diet.). M. capitosplenius. 

 See Splenitis capitis in Table (Illus. Diet.). M., 

 Casser's. I. Ligamentous fibers attached to the 

 malleus and formerly described as the laxator tympani 

 minor muscle. 2. The coracobrachialis. M.. Cer- 

 vical Transverse. See Transver>alis cervicis in 

 Table (Illus. Diet.). M. cervicosplenius. See 

 Splenitis colli in Table (Illus. Diet. ). M., Chas- 

 saignac's Axillary, an inconstant muscular bundle 

 that extends across the axillary hollow from the lower 

 border of the latissimus dorsi to the lower border of 

 the pectoralis minor or to the brachial fascia. M. 

 chondrocostoepitrochlearis, a name given by Testut 

 to a supernumerary muscle, ordinarily regarded as a 

 fascia, accessory to the pectoralis major on the antero- 

 lateral surface of the thorax. M. chondrofascialis, 

 a part of the pectoralis major inserted into the fascia 

 of the arm. M. chondropharyngeus, that part of 

 the middle constrictor of the pharynx originating in 

 the lesser comu of the hyoid. M. cleidomastoi- 

 deus, the clavicular part of the sternocleidomastoid 

 muscle. M., Cleidosternal. See Stemochondro- 

 scapular m Table (Illus. Diet.). M.coiteri, the cor- 

 rugator supercilii. M., Ccmmon Intercostal. See 

 M. tracheiocostalis. M., Complex. M., Compound, 

 a muscle possessing more than one point of origin or of 

 insertion or of both. M. complexus parvus. See 

 Trachelomastoid in Table ( Illus. Diet. ). M.s, Congen- 

 erous, those with related action. M. coracocervicalis, 

 an anomalous muscle originating from the coracoid pro- 

 cess and ascending anteriorly, isblended with the cervical 

 fascia. Syn., A'rause's muscle. M. coracoclavicu- 

 laris, an anomalous muscle originating in the clavicle 

 and inserted into the coracoid process or the superior 

 border of the scapula. M. coracoglenoradialis, 

 the biceps muscle. M., Coracohumeral. M. cora- 

 cohumeralis. See Coracobrachialis in Table (Illus. 

 Diet.). M., Coracohyoid, the omohyoid muscle. 

 M. coracopectoralis, the pectoralis minor. M. 

 coracoradialis. I. The short head of the biceps. 

 2. The biceps muscle. M. coracoulnaris, the part 

 of the biceps which has its point of insertion in the 

 fascia of the forearm near the ulna. M., Costoab- 



