latissimus dorsi

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la·tis·si·mus dor·si | \ lə-ˈti-sə-məs-ˈdȯr-sī

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plural latissimi dorsi\ lə-ˈti-sə-ˌmī-ˈdȯr-sī

Definition of latissimus dorsi

: 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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Recent Examples on the Web Pulling movements, such as a bent-over row, work the back of your body, like your latissimus dorsi (known simply as your lats, which extend from your armpit to your lower back) and your rhomboids, or your upper back muscles. — Christa Sgobba, SELF, "This Upper Body Workout Will Target Your Shoulders, Back, and Chest," 2 Jan. 2021 With just 11 games remaining before the playoffs, the Yankees will welcome back their best starting pitcher after a long, frustrating saga that began with a shoulder injury and then was compounded by a mysterious latissimus dorsi ailment. — James Wagner, New York Times, "Luis Severino Returns, but the Yankees’ Slew of Injuries Remains a Mystery," 17 Sep. 2019 The thousands of passes he's thrown, all of the 7-on-7s and elite camps, led to a strain to the right side latissimus dorsi muscle that caused him to take a step back this summer. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Chaparral's Jack Miller out to prove he's the best QB in the nation," 5 Aug. 2019 Miller went to Atlanta earlier this week for the Rivals series Five-Star Challenge presented by Adidas, but had to pull out early in the quarterback drills with a strain to the right side latissimus dorsi muscle, his father, Jack Miller Sr. — Richard Obert, azcentral, "Injury could keep Chaparral QB Jack Miller from competing in Elite 11," 27 June 2019 Logan, 33, missed the second half of the 2017 season with Cleveland with a tear of the latissimus dorsi muscle behind his pitching shoulder. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Groin injury leaves Brewers and Wade Miley to figure out a way to keep him in organization," 22 Mar. 2018 The latissimus dorsi is the broadest muscle of the back. — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers top prospect Franklin Perez out a minimum of 12 weeks," 19 Mar. 2018 The results of the physical were key to the deal because Logan, 33, had a season-ending latissimus dorsi strain behind his pitching shoulder last year with Cleveland. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers have deal in place with left-handed reliever Boone Logan pending physical exam," 5 Jan. 2018

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“Latissimus dorsi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latissimus%20dorsi. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.

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latissimus dorsi

noun

la·tis·si·mus dor·si | \ lə-ˈtis-ə-məs-ˈdȯr-ˌsī

plural latissimi dorsi\ -ˌmī-

Medical Definition of latissimus dorsi

: 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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