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MUSCULUS SERRATUS POSTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does musculus serratus posterior mean? 

MUSCULUS SERRATUS POSTERIOR (noun)
  The noun MUSCULUS SERRATUS POSTERIOR has 1 sense:

1. skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downwardplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MUSCULUS SERRATUS POSTERIOR (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 ("musculus serratus posterior" is a kind of...):

serratus; serratus muscles (any of several muscles of the trunk)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "musculus serratus posterior"):

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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