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Definition of Transversus abdominis muscle
1. Noun. A flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity.
Generic synonyms: Ab, Abdominal, Abdominal Muscle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Transversus Abdominis Muscle
Literary usage of Transversus abdominis muscle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The dissector will find the following nerves running forwards upon the transversus
abdominis muscle:— 1. The anterior branches of the lower seven thoracic ..."
2. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1921)
"Now clean the transversus abdominis muscle, and the vessels and nerves which lie
upon it. Nerves of the Abdominal Wall.—The dissector will find the ..."
3. Selected Monographs Comprising: Albuminuria in Health and Disease by Leopold Landau, Hermann Senator, New Sydenham Society, Alexander Patrick Stewart (1884)
"... of the transversus abdominis muscle, and by the two branches of the lumbar
plexus (? the ilio-hypogastric and ilio-inguinal nerves, Translator). ..."
4. The Alligator and Its Allies by Albert Moore Reese (1915)
"muscles and to the anterior part of the transversus abdominis muscle; (c) the
pectoralis (19), a large nerve leading to the muscle of that name; ..."
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