serratus muscle

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serratus muscle

Any of several muscles arising from the ribs or vertebrae by separate slips.

See also: muscle

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The serratus muscle is a great quick-cooking cut, and its flat shape makes it well-suited for pan cooking or grilling.

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However, raising the serratus muscle completely off the ribs leaves a surface overlying the chest wall that is painful and not ideally suited for the sutures that would subsequently define the inferolateral aspect of the reconstructed breast.

Two-Stage Tissue-Expander Breast Reconstruction: A Focus on the Surgical Technique

The pectoralis major muscle was under-developed but the pectoralis minor muscle as well as the anterior serratus muscle were present (Figure-2).