serratus anterior

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   muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage

   Synonymsanterior serratus musclemusculus serratus anteriorserratus magnus

   Broaderserratus

Questions about serratus anterior

What does serratus anterior mean?

serratus anterior means "muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage".

What is another word for serratus anterior?

Close synonyms include anterior serratus muscle, musculus serratus anterior, serratus magnus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is serratus anterior a common word?

serratus anterior is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.