serratus

serratus
n.
any of several muscles arising from or inserted by a series of processes that resemble the teeth of a saw. An example is the serratus anterior, a muscle situated between the ribs and shoulder blade in the upper and lateral parts of the thorax. It is the chief muscle responsible for pushing and punching movements.

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  • Serratus — means a muscle in the trunk (thorax). [cite web|title=serratus definition of serratus by the Free Online dictionary|url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/serratus] ee also*Serratus anterior muscle *Serratus posterior superior muscle *Serratus… …   Wikipedia

  • serratus — ● serratus, serrati adjectif (latin serratus, dentelé) Se dit de monnaies antiques au bord découpé en dents de scie …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Serratus — Serratus, gesägt, sägezähnig …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Serrātus — (lat.), gesägt, s. Blatt, S. 26 …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 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 — Das Wort Serratus von lat.: serra (Säge) steht für: verschiedene Muskel: Musculus serratus anterior (den vorderen Sägezahnmuskel) Musculus serratus posterior superior (den hinteren oberen Sägezahnmuskel) Musculus serratus posterior inferior (den… …   Deutsch 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 — serra̱tus, ...ta, ...tum [zu lat. serrare, serratum = sägen, zersägen]: sägeförmig gezahnt, gezackt; z. B. in der Fügung ↑Musculus serratus anterior …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Serratus — Serra̱tus m; : übliche Kurzbezeichnung für ↑Musculus serratus anterior …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Serratus — dantytasis statusas T sritis gyvūnų anatomija, gyvūnų morfologija atitikmenys: lot. Serratus ryšiai: platesnis terminas – pagrindiniai terminai …   Veterinarinės anatomijos, histologijos ir embriologijos terminai

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