serratus posterior inferior

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   a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached

   Broaderposterior serratus muscle

Questions about serratus posterior inferior

What does serratus posterior inferior mean?

serratus posterior inferior means "a thin quadrilateral muscle at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar regions; acts to counteract the pull of the diaphragm on the ribs to which it is attached".

Is serratus posterior inferior a common word?

serratus posterior inferior 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.