serratus magnus

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   muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage

   Synonymsanterior serratus muscleserratus anteriormusculus serratus anterior

   Broaderserratus

Questions about serratus magnus

What does serratus magnus mean?

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

What is another word for serratus magnus?

Close synonyms include anterior serratus muscle, serratus anterior, musculus serratus anterior. 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 magnus a common word?

serratus magnus 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.