latissimi dorsi

Variant of latissimus dorsi

latissimus dorsi definition

la·tis·si·mus dorsi (lä tis′i məs dôr′sī, dôr′sē)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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