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rhomboidei

Variant of rhomboideus

noun pl. rhomboidei

either of two muscles arising from the upper thoracic vertebrae and inserting into the scapula

Origin: ModL (musculus) rhomboideus, rhomblike (muscle) < L rhomboides, rhomboid + -eus, -ous

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