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external oblique muscle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ter-nal oblique -mus-cle
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flat muscle on each side that form the outer layer of the lateral walls of the abdomen, that have aponeuroses extending medially to ensheathe the rectus muscles and fusing in the midventral line in the linea alba, and that act to compress the abdominal contents and to assist in expelling the contents of various visceral organs (as in urination, defecation, parturition, and expiration).

Inflected Forms

external oblique muscles (plural) external oblique (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

internal oblique muscle

Synonyms

obliquus externus obliquus externus abdominis musculus obliquus externus abdominis abdominal external oblique muscle oblique

Questions

What does external oblique muscle mean?
A flat muscle on each side that form the outer layer of the lateral walls of the abdomen, that have aponeuroses extending medially to ensheathe the rectus muscles and fusing in the midventral line in the linea alba, and that act to compress the abdominal contents and to assist in expelling the contents of various visceral organs (as in urination, defecation, parturition, and expiration).

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