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POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does posterior serratus muscle mean?
• POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE (noun)
The noun POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE has 1 sense:
1. skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward
Familiarity information: POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POSTERIOR SERRATUS MUSCLE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
musculus serratus posterior; posterior serratus muscle; serratus posterior
Hypernyms ("posterior serratus muscle" is a kind of...):
serratus; serratus muscles (any of several muscles of the trunk)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "posterior serratus muscle"):
serratus posterior inferior (a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached)
serratus posterior superior (a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs)
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