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Definition of Teres major

1. Noun. Teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially.

Medical Definition of Teres major

1. Origin, inferior angle and lower third of border of scapula; insertion, medial border of intertubercular groove of humerus; action, adducts and extends arm and rotates it medially; nerve supply, lower subscapular from posterior cord of brachial plexus (fifth and sixth cervical spinal nerves). Synonym: musculus teres major. (05 Mar 2000)

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