teres

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/ˈtɛɹəs//ˈtiːɹiːs/

noun

A terete muscle.

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teres muscle
OriginLatin teres →
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Meanings

nounteres (plural teretes)

plural teretes

  1. anatomyA terete muscle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms

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teres muscle
Broader
skeletal musclestriated muscle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinteres
  2. Latinteres
  3. Englishteres

Borrowed from Latin teres (“rounded”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

treesresetsteerestertersestereestreseter
Cite this entry
APA

teres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teres

MLA

“teres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teres. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teres,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teres.

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