Definition of latissimus dorsi
latissimi dorsi
play \lə-ˈti-sə-ˌmī-ˈdȯr-sī\: a broad flat superficial muscle chiefly of the middle and lower back that extends, adducts, and rotates the arm medially and draws the shoulder downward and backward
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Origin and Etymology of latissimus dorsi
New Latin, literally, broadest (muscle) of the back
First Known Use: 1684
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latissimi dorsi
\-ˌmī-\play: a broad flat superficial muscle of the lower part of the back that originates mostly in a broad aponeurosis attached to the spinous processes of the vertebrae of the lower back, the supraspinal ligament, and the crest of the ilium, that is inserted into the bicipital groove of the humerus, and that extends, adducts, and rotates the arm medially and draws the shoulder downward and backward
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