SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does serratus posterior superior mean? 

• SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR (noun)
  The noun SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR has 1 sense:

1. a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs

  Familiarity information: SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("serratus posterior superior" is a kind of...):

musculus serratus posterior; posterior serratus muscle; serratus posterior (skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward)