erector musclenoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˈrek.tə ˌmʌs.əl/us/ɪˈrek.tɚ ˌmʌs.əl/specializeda muscle that can pull something, such as the human spine, into a vertical position
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- hormonal
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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Examples from literature
- Bar bells weigh from one to two pounds each and are found most useful in building up the respiratory and digestive systems, their especial province being the strengthening of the erector muscles and increasing the flexibility of the chest.
- The erector muscles become paralyzed, and the organ remains inactive at the call of the will.