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SERRATUS POSTERIOR SUPERIOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs
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Hypernyms ("serratus posterior superior" is a kind of...):
musculus serratus posterior; posterior serratus muscle; serratus posterior (skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward)