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lateral vastus muscle (medicine) and Novocastrian (iou)


lateral vastus muscle (medicine)


lateral vastus muscle -->
vastus lateralis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral lip of linea aspera as far as great trochanter; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral.

Synonym: musculus vastus lateralis, lateral great muscle, lateral vastus muscle, musculus vastus externus.


Novocastrian (iou)



Novocastrian noun & adjective. L19.
[from Latin novo- combining form of novus new + castrum castle (translating Newcastle (see below)) + -IAN.]
(A native or inhabitant) of the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in NE England.