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RECTUS CAPITIS LATERALIS

\ɹˈɛktəs kapˈa͡ɪtɪs lˌatəɹˈɑːliz], \ɹˈɛktəs kapˈa‍ɪtɪs lˌatəɹˈɑːliz], \ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə_s k_a_p_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s l_ˌa_t_ə_ɹ_ˈɑː_l_i_z]\

Definitions of RECTUS CAPITIS LATERALIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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There is a muscle of this name on each side of the head. It is flat, quadrilateral, and passes from the transverse process of the atlas to the occiput, behind the jugular fossa. It inclines the head to one side.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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