Meaning | Either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms. |
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Synonym | teres |
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Part of | shoulder | The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm |
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Narrower | teres major, teres major muscle, musculus teres major | teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially |
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teres minor, teres minor muscle, musculus teres minor | teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally |
Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
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Catalan | teres |
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