See Also: elevator muscle of scapula(medicine)
elevator muscle of anus(medicine)
elevator muscle of prostate(medicine)
elevator muscle of upper lip(medicine)
elevator muscle of soft palate(medicine)
elevator muscle of upper lip and wing of nose(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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Elevator(medicine)
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Clostridium perfringens (medicine) and elevator muscle of scapula (medicine)


Clostridium perfringens (medicine)


clostridium perfringens


The most common aetiologic agent of gas gangrene. It is differentiable into several distinct types based on the distribution of twelve different toxins.


elevator muscle of scapula (medicine)


elevator muscle of scapula -->
levator scapulae
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, from posterior tubercles of transverse processes of four upper cervical vertebrae; insertion, into superior angle of scapula; action, raises the scapula; nerve supply, dorsal scapular nerve.

Synonym: musculus levator scapulae, elevator muscle of scapula, musculus levator anguli scapulae.