SERRATUS POSTERIOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does serratus posterior mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• 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 ("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 "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)