Anatomy
respiratory muscle
res·pi·ra·to·ry mus·cle
Subclass of:
Skeletal muscle
Definitions related to respiratory muscles:
  • The group of muscles involved in ventilation (respiration) including the skeletal muscle of the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • These include the muscles of the DIAPHRAGM and the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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