serratus posterior superior

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   a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs

   Broaderposterior serratus muscle

Questions about serratus posterior superior

What does serratus posterior superior mean?

serratus posterior superior means "a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs".

Is serratus posterior superior a common word?

serratus posterior superior 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.