TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity

Synonyms:

musculus transversalis abdominis; transverse muscle of abdomen; transversus abdominis; transversus abdominis muscle

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("transversus abdominis" is a kind of...):

ab; abdominal; abdominal muscle (the muscles of the abdomen)

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