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Definition of Musculus pectoralis minor

1. Noun. A skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs.

Medical Definition of Musculus pectoralis minor

1. Origin, third to fifth ribs at the costochondral articulations; insertion, tip of coracoid process of scapula; action, draws down scapula or raises ribs; nerve supply, medial pectoral nerve. Synonym: musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Musculus pectoralis minor

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

1. A System of Anatomical Plates: Accompanied with Descriptions, and by John Lizars (1822)
"... figures the tendon c is observed to be inserted on the radial or outer margin of the long tendon I of the biceps muscle L. musculus pectoralis minor, ..."

2. Die angiologische Sammlung im anatomischen Museum der königlichen by Hans Carl Leopold Barkow (1869)
"Sie gehen über dem musculus pectoralis minor zwischen diesem und dem Schlüsselbein von innen in den Musculus pectoralis major ein. ..."

3. Archiv für die gesammte Physiologie des Menschen und der Thiere by Eduard Friedrich Wilhelm Pflüger (1908)
"Bei der Präparation des musculus pectoralis minor habe ich zunächst den Musculus pectoralis major in der oben geschilderten Weise präpariert und dann die ..."

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