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auricularis posterior

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-ric-u-lar-is -pos-te-ri-or
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
9
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the cranial surface of the concha of the external ear, and acts to retract the external ear.

Inflected Forms

auriculares posteriores (plural) posterior auricular muscle (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

auricularis anterior auricularis superior

Questions

What does auricularis posterior mean?
A muscle that arises from the mastoid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the cranial surface of the concha of the external ear, and acts to retract the external ear.

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