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Muscles which move an organ (leg, etc.) that originate within the segment; see extrinsic muscles.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Intrinsic muscles of external ear — Infobox Muscle Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 229 GrayPage = 1035 Caption = The muscles of the auricula. Caption2 = Origin = Insertion = Blood = Nerve = Action = Antagonist = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = The… … Wikipedia
Muscles of tongue — Lateral view of the tongue, with extrinsic muscles highlighted … Wikipedia
Muscles of larynx — Muscles of larynx. Side view. Right lamina of thyroid cartilage removed. Latin musculi laryngis Gray s … Wikipedia
intrinsic — adjective Etymology: French intrinsèque internal, from Late Latin intrinsecus, from Latin, adverb, inwardly; akin to Latin intra within more at intra Date: 1635 1. a. belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing < the intrinsic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intrinsic muscle — a muscle that is contained entirely within the organ or part it acts on. For example, there are intrinsic muscles of the tongue, whose contractions change the shape of the tongue. * * * a muscle that is contained (origin, belly, and insertion) in … Medical dictionary
intrinsic muscle — a muscle that is contained entirely within the organ or part it acts on. For example, there are intrinsic muscles of the tongue, whose contractions change the shape of the tongue … The new mediacal dictionary
Intrinsic — In*trin sic ([i^]n*tr[i^]n s[i^]k), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[ e]que. See {Inter }, {Second}, and cf. {Extrinsic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inward; internal;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intrinsic energy of a body — Intrinsic In*trin sic ([i^]n*tr[i^]n s[i^]k), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[ e]que. See {Inter }, {Second}, and cf. {Extrinsic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inward;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intrinsic equation of a curve — Intrinsic In*trin sic ([i^]n*tr[i^]n s[i^]k), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[ e]que. See {Inter }, {Second}, and cf. {Extrinsic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inward;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intrinsic value — Intrinsic In*trin sic ([i^]n*tr[i^]n s[i^]k), a. [L. intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[ e]que. See {Inter }, {Second}, and cf. {Extrinsic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Inward;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
