external oblique muscle

Other forms: external oblique muscles

Definitions of external oblique muscle
  1. noun
    a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
    synonyms: abdominal external oblique muscle, musculus obliquus externus abdominis, oblique
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    type of:
    ab, abdominal, abdominal muscle
    the muscles of the abdomen
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