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Definition of Transverse muscle of abdomen

1. Noun. A flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity.

Medical Definition of Transverse muscle of abdomen

1. Origin, seventh to twelfth costal cartilages, lumbar fascia, iliac crest, and inguinal ligament; insertion, xiphoid cartilage and linea alba and, through the conjoint tendon, pubic tubercle and pecten; action, compresses abdominal contents; nerve supply, lower thoracic. Synonym: musculus transversus abdominis, musculus transversalis abdominis, transverse muscle of abdomen. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transverse Muscle Of Abdomen

Literary usage of Transverse muscle of abdomen

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

1. Anatomical terminology, with special reference to the (B N A): With Special by Lewellys Franklin Barker (1907)
"... oblique muscle of abdomen Internal oblique muscle of abdomen Cremasteric muscle transverse muscle of abdomen Quadrate muscle of the loins Umbilical ring ..."

2. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"(c) transverse muscle of abdomen (M. transversus abdominis). Note carefully the relation of the falx inguinalis to the annulus inguinalis ..."

3. Anatomical Names by Albert Chauncey Eycleshymer, Daniel Martin Schoemaker, Roy Lee Moodie, Wilhelm His (1917)
"... Gegenbaur— 65:35 — transversas abdominis—47:31 = transverse muscle of abdomen — transversus auriculae—100:72 = Transverse muscle of auricle ..."

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