- serratus muscles
- nounany of several muscles of the trunk• Syn: ↑serratus• Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle• Hyponyms:
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serratus — noun any of several muscles of the trunk (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑serratus muscles • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle • Hyponyms: ↑anterior serratus muscle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
serratus anterior — noun muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage • Syn: ↑anterior serratus muscle, ↑musculus serratus anterior, ↑serratus magnus • Hypernyms: ↑serratus, ↑serratus muscles … Useful english dictionary
serratus magnus — noun muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage • Syn: ↑anterior serratus muscle, ↑serratus anterior, ↑musculus serratus anterior • Hypernyms: ↑serratus, ↑serratus muscles … Useful english dictionary
serratus posterior — noun skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward • Syn: ↑posterior serratus muscle, ↑musculus serratus posterior • Hypernyms: ↑serratus, ↑serratus muscles • Hyponyms: ↑serratus posterio … Useful english dictionary
serratus anterior — n a thin muscular sheet of the thorax that arises from the first eight or nine ribs and from the intercostal muscles between them, is inserted into the ventral side of the medial margin of the scapula, and acts to stabilize the scapula by holding … Medical dictionary
Serratus posterior inferior muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Serratus posterior inferior muscle Latin = GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 404 Caption = Muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column. (Serratus posterior inferior labeled at center right.) Origin = vertebrae… … Wikipedia
Muscles of respiration — The various muscles of respiration aid in both inspiration and expiration, which require changes in the pressure within the thoracic cavity. The respiratory muscles work to achieve this by changing the dimensions of the thoracic cavity. The… … Wikipedia
Serratus posterior superior muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Serratus posterior superior muscle Latin = musculus serratus posterior superior GraySubject = 117 GrayPage = 404 Caption = Origin = nuchal ligament (or ligamentum nuchae) and the spinous processes of the vertebrae C7 through … Wikipedia
serratus — ser·ra·tus se rāt əs n, pl ser·ra·ti rā .tī any of three muscles of the thorax that have complex origins but arise chiefly from the ribs or vertebrae: a) SERRATUS ANTERIOR b) SERRATUS POSTERIOR INFERIOR c) SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR * * * n. any … Medical dictionary
Serratus anterior muscle — Muscle infobox Name = Serratus anterior |(boxer musscle) Latin = musculus serratus anterior GraySubject = 122 GrayPage = 438 Caption = Serratus anterior Caption2 = The left side of the thorax. Origin = fleshy slips from the outer surface of upper … Wikipedia
