abdominal external oblique muscle
Anatomical term for the outermost of the three flat abdominal muscles, running diagonally downward and inward.
The external oblique muscle is one of the abdominal muscles and is involved in twisting the torso.
The internal oblique muscle lies just beneath the external oblique and runs perpendicular to it.
The rectus abdominis is the central 'six-pack' muscle, while the external oblique is on the sides.
Compound of 外 (outside) + 腹 (abdomen) + 斜 (oblique) + 筋 (muscle), directly describing its location and fiber direction.