longus capitis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin longus capitis, clipping of musculus longus capitis (“long muscle of the head”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɔŋ.ɡəs ˈkæp.ɪt.ɪs/
Noun
longus capitis (plural longi capitis or longi capitum)
- (anatomy) A muscle of either side of the front and upper portion of the neck that arises from the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, is inserted into the basilar portion of the occipital bone, and bends the neck forward.
- Hypernym: longus
- Coordinate term: longus colli
Translations
muscle
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References
- “longus capitis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary