intermedius
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈmiːdiəs/
- Specialized
- Complete separation of the facial and acoustic nerves is apparent, and a discrete nervus intermedius develops.
- nervus intermedius
Examples
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Vastis intermedius combined with the rectus femoris, 111 N.
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Activating vastus lateralis and intermedius with a single electrode is extremely beneficial for standing and walking, since the recruitment pattern enhances knee extension without compromising hip extension.
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His rectus femoris and vastus intermedius muscles were essentially completely destroyed.
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The geniculate ganglion and the nervus intermedius also appear, although the latter is not always visible as a separate nerve until approximately the seventh week.
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For approximately 20% of its course, the nervus intermedius is fused with the VIIIth cranial nerve.
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The nervus intermedius, which is smaller than the motor root of the facial nerve, passes into the brainstem between the acoustic nerve and the facial nerve motor root.
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Seventy-four stable quadriceps electrodes were implanted into the vastus lateralis, medialis, or intermedius.
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All other species were also isolated from meat samples in the previous study by Shale and coauthors (2005) in the same environment except S. auricularis, S. homonis, S. intermedius, and S. sciuri.
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The doctor explained that the vastus intermedius is crucial for knee stability.
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In a healthy leg, the vastus intermedius muscle works alongside others to support movement.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Intermedius as a noun comes from the same Latin parts inter- 'between' and medius 'middle'. It is used as a short name for 'the middle one' of a group of parts, so a doctor may call a particular muscle or nerve 'the intermedius'.