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serratus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several muscles of the vertebral or costal region that produce a serrated border.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

any of several muscles of the trunk

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: serratus muscles

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle

Narrower terms: anterior serratus muscle, serratus anterior, musculus serratus anterior, serratus magnus, posterior serratus muscle, serratus posterior, musculus serratus posterior

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serratus.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَضَلَة مِنْشَارِيَّة — muscle
  • Arabic: عَضَلَة مُسَنَّنَة — muscle
  • Arabic: عَضَلَة سَمَك الْقِرْش — muscle
  • Finnish: sahalihas — muscle
  • German: Sägemuskel — muscle
  • Russian: зубча́тая мы́шца (zubčátaja mýšca) — muscle
  • Spanish: (músculo) serrato — muscle
  • Ukrainian: зубча́стий м'яз (zubčástyj mʺjaz) — muscle
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