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transverse
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transverse
To cross from side to side.
transverse
1. Geometry denoting the axis that passes through the foci of a hyperbola
2. (of a flute, etc.) held almost at right angles to the player's mouth, so that the breath passes over a hole in the side to create a vibrating air column within the tube of the instrument
3. Astronomy another word for tangential (sense 2)
chambranle
A structural feature, often ornamental, enclosing the sides and top of a doorway, window, fireplace, or similar opening. The top piece or lintel is called the transverse and the side pieces or jambs the ascendants.
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They are the rectus abdominus, the external oblique, the internal oblique and the transversus abdominus.
Overview of Abdominal Muscle Anatomy for Gym Goers by Charles Inniss / Food/cooking/nutrition community
To date, most ultrasound research has focused on transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles, because dysfunction of these muscles has been linked to low back pain (Hodges and Richardson 1998, Hodges and Richardson 1999, Hodges 1999, Hodges 2001, Hungerford et al 2003, Yoshihara et al 2001, Zhao et al 2000).
Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging is a valid measure of trunk muscle ... by Koppenhaver, Shane L.; Hebert, Jeffrey J.; Parent, Eric C.; Fritz, Julie M. / Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
Finally, the transversus abdominis is a rather deep corset of muscle that wraps around the torso and has much to do with breathing.
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