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Definition of Musculus teres minor

1. Noun. Teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally.

Medical Definition of Musculus teres minor

1. Origin, upper two-thirds of the lateral border of scapula; insertion, lower facet of greater tuberosity of humerus; action, adducts arm and rotates it laterally; nerve supply, axillary (fifth and sixth cervical spinal nerves). Synonym: musculus teres minor. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Musculus Teres Minor

Literary usage of Musculus teres minor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Die angiologische Sammlung im anatomischen Museum der königlichen by Hans Carl Leopold Barkow (1869)
"Die Art. circumflexa scapulae tritt unter dem musculus teres minor und dem Musculus infraspinatus in die Fossa ..."

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