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Anatomy and topography
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XA19W0Muscle of the thorax

XA6RW0 category

External intercostal muscle

Also indexed as

External intercostal muscle

Nearby in Muscle of the thorax

XA2JL0Diaphragm
XA3P12Innermost intercostal muscle
XA1256Internal intercostal muscle
XA7NL0Levator costarum muscle
XA1QH6Pectoralis major muscle
XA0SB2Pectoralis minor muscle
XA7QL8Serratus anterior muscle
XA44Y8Subcostalis muscle

PreviousXA2JL0 — Diaphragm NextXA3P12 — Innermost intercostal muscle

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XA2JQ8Muscles of the head and neck
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XA8Z76Muscle of the back
XA2J71Muscles of the pelvis and perineum
XA4Z20Muscles of the upper extremity
XA47J0Muscles of the lower extremity
XA2JL0Diaphragm
XA6RW0External intercostal muscle
XA3P12Innermost intercostal muscle
XA1256Internal intercostal muscle
XA7NL0Levator costarum muscle
XA1QH6Pectoralis major muscle
XA0SB2Pectoralis minor muscle
XA7QL8Serratus anterior muscle
XA44Y8Subcostalis muscle
XA3G64Transversus thoracis muscle

International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021, https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO).

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