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ORIGIN OF A MUSCLE

\ˈɒɹɪd͡ʒˌɪn əvə mˈʌsə͡l], \ˈɒɹɪd‍ʒˌɪn əvə mˈʌsə‍l], \ˈɒ_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɪ_n ə_v_ə m_ˈʌ_s_əl]\

Definitions of ORIGIN OF A MUSCLE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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The relatively fixed point of attachment of a muscle,

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

(Anat.) Its more fixed attachment.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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