interosseus
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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪntəɹˈɒsiəs/
- Homophone: interosseous
Noun
interosseus (plural interossei)
- (anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.
- the dorsal interossei of the hand
- palmar interossei
Derived terms
- interosseous (adjective)
Latin
Etymology
From inter- + os, ossis (“bone”) + -eus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /in.teˈros.se.us/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.teˈros.se.us/,
Adjective
interosseus (feminine interossea, neuter interosseum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin, anatomy) interosseal, sitting between bones
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | interosseus | interossea | interosseum | interosseī | interosseae | interossea | |
| genitive | interosseī | interosseae | interosseī | interosseōrum | interosseārum | interosseōrum | |
| dative | interosseō | interosseae | interosseō | interosseīs | |||
| accusative | interosseum | interosseam | interosseum | interosseōs | interosseās | interossea | |
| ablative | interosseō | interosseā | interosseō | interosseīs | |||
| vocative | interossee | interossea | interosseum | interosseī | interosseae | interossea | |
Descendants
- → English: interosseous