See Also: caput transversum(medicine)
caput transversum musculi adductoris pollicis(medicine)
caput transversum musculi adductoris hallucis(medicine)
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caput transversum (medicine)


caput transversum -->
transverse head
Head of origin of a muscle which is transversely situated. Nomina Anatomica lists transverse heads (caput transversum...) of the following: 1) adductor hallucis muscle (... Musculi adductoris hallucis ); 2) adductor pollicis muscle (... Musculi adductoris pollicis ).

Synonym: caput transversum.