latissimus dorsi

English

location of the left latissimus dorsi.

Etymology

From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).

Noun

latissimus dorsi (plural latissimi dorsi)

(anatomy) A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.

Synonyms

(short forms) latissimus, lat. dorsi, lats

Translations

muscle

Arabic: ظَهْرِيَّة عَرِيضَة‎‎ f (ẓahriyya ʿarīḍa)
Italian: gran dorsale m

Spanish: dorsal ancho m

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