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latissimi dorsi
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latissimus dorsi
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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
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