noun
oblique muscle
Anatomical term for muscles with an oblique fiber orientation, such as the abdominal obliques or the obliquus oculi muscles.
腹斜筋は体幹をひねる動きに関わる。
The abdominal oblique muscles are involved in twisting movements of the trunk.
外腹斜筋と内腹斜筋は腹筋群の一部だ。
The external oblique and internal oblique are part of the abdominal muscle group.
Compound of 斜 (しゃ, 'oblique') and 筋 (きん, 'muscle'), directly describing the muscle's fiber orientation.