serratus

serratus

(səˈreɪtəs) nany of various muscles in the thorax, which produce the appearance of a serrated border by their arrangement

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Noun

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serratus - any of several muscles of the trunkserratus musclesskeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripestorso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"anterior serratus muscle, musculus serratus anterior, serratus anterior, serratus magnus - muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cagemusculus serratus posterior, posterior serratus muscle, serratus posterior - skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward