Latissimus Dorsi Definition

lə-tĭsə-məs dôrsī
latissimi-dorsi
noun
Either of the large, wide, triangular muscles, one on each side of the back, connecting the lower and central spine with the arm: it helps rotate, extend, and adduct the arm.
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Noun

Singular:
latissimus dorsi
Plural:
latissimi-dorsi

Origin of Latissimus Dorsi

  • New Latin lātissimus dorsī Latin lātissimus superlative of lātus wide Latin dorsī genitive of dorsum back

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest"), superlative oflātus (“wide, broad"), + dorsÄ«, genitive of dorsum (“the back").

    From Wiktionary

Latissimus Dorsi Sentence Examples

  • The posterior patagium, the fold between trunk and inner surface of the upper arm, is stretched by the metapatagialis muscle, which is composed of slips from the serratus, superficialis, latissimus dorsi and the expansor secundariorum muscles.

  • The cleido-mastoid generally arises from the basi-occipital, and the pectoralis major is connected with the latissimus dorsi.

  • Muscles developed arm depressors, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi and teres major.

  • As a consequence, the ' non mirror muscles ', lower trapezius, rhomboids, latissimus dorsi and rear deltoid are underdeveloped.

  • The latissimus dorsi muscle was reflected laterally to reveal the thoracolumbar fascia lying beneath.

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