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transversus thoracis (medicine) and giardia (iou)


transversus thoracis (medicine)


transversus thoracis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, dorsal surface of xiphoid cartilage and lower portion of dorsal surface of body of sternum; insertion, second to sixth costal cartilages; action, contributes to depression of ribs, narrowing chest; nerve supply, intercostal.

Synonym: musculus transversus thoracis, musculus triangularis sterni, sternocostalis muscle, transverse muscle of thorax.


giardia (iou)



giardia noun. Also Giardia. E20.
[mod. Latin (see below), from A. Giard (1846-1908), French biologist: see -IA1.]
Bacteriology. A flagellate, Giardia lamblia, sometimes found in the mammalian gut; any member of the genus Giardia.
giardiasis noun (Medicine) infection of the gut with giardias E20.