胸きょう壁へき筋きん

noun

thoracic wall muscles; muscles of the chest wall

Anatomical term referring collectively to the muscles forming the thoracic wall, including intercostal muscles and others.

• 胸きょう壁へき筋きんは呼こ吸きゅう運うん動どうに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

  The thoracic wall muscles play an important role in respiratory movement.