Lūm'brie-al1, a.
a. [It. lumbricale, lombricale, Sp. lumbrical, Fr. lombrical. See supra.] (Anat.) Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands and feet.
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a. [It. lumbricale, lombricale, Sp. lumbrical, Fr. lombrical. See supra.] (Anat.) Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands and feet.
n. (Anat.) A muscle of the fingers and toes; — so named from its resembling a worm.