See Also: musculus longissimus(medicine)
musculus longissimus thoracis(medicine)
musculus longissimus dorsi(medicine)
musculus longissimus cervicis(medicine)
musculus longissimus capitis(medicine)
primage(dictionary)
PRIMAGE, merc(law)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
longissimus thoracis(medicine)
longissimus muscle(medicine)

musculus longissimus thoracis (medicine) and primage (iou)


musculus longissimus thoracis (medicine)


musculus longissimus thoracis -->
longissimus thoracis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, with iliocostalis and from transverse processes of lower thoracic vertebrae; insertion, by lateral slips into most or all of the ribs between angles and tubercles and into tips of transverse processes of upper lumbar vertebrae, and by medial slips into accessory processes of upper lumbar and transverse processes of thoracic vertebrae; action, extends vertebral column; nerve supply, dorsal primary rami of thoracic and lumbar spinal nerves.

Synonym: musculus longissimus thoracis, musculus longissimus dorsi, thoracic longissimus muscle.


primage (iou)



primage noun. L15.
[Anglo-Latin primagium, from Latin primus PRIME adjective: see -AGE. Cf. PRIME noun1, verb1.]
A small sum for the loading and care of cargo, payable by the owner or consignee of goods to the master of the ship carrying them. Also called hat-money. L15.
A small duty on cargo paid to a local society of harbour-pilots. obsolete exc. Hist. E17.