serratusn.
/sɛˈreɪtəs/ Anatomy.
Any of certain muscles which are inserted into the vertebral or costal region in such a way as to suggest a serrated border; esp. short for serratus magnus, which connects the eight upper ribs and the vertebral border of the shoulder blade.
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saw-muscle1615
subclavian muscle1615
subclavius1615
latissimus dorsi1616
pectoralis1618
intercostal1681
pectoral1702
pectoralis major1733
pectoralis minor1734
serratus1827
lat1939
pec1949
pect1963
1827 Lancet 6 Jan. 433/2 There were three described..the subclavius, pectoralis minor, and serratus anticus.
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 279 Where it [posterior thoracic nerve] lies upon the serratus muscle.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 210 The posterior border of the scapula projects like a wing owing to paralysis of the serratus.
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