latissimus dorsi

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la·tis·si·mus dor·si (l

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n. pl. la·tis·si·mi dorsi (-m

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Either of two broad, flat, triangular muscles running from the vertebral column to the humerus.

[New Latin ltissimus dors : Latin ltissimus, superlative of ltus, wide + Latin dors, genitive of dorsum, back.]

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latissimus dorsi - a broad flat muscle on either side of the back

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skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

back, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"

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back dorsum Lat skeletal muscle striated muscle			Byline: Tony Jackson Staff Writer MIAMI - Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton was taken for an MRI on his right latissimus dorsi, the side muscle just below the right armpit, before Tuesday's game at Florida. DODGERS NOTEBOOK: SIDE ISSUE BENCHES BROXTON by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) Doctors at MCO attempted to graft the patient' latissimus dorsi muscle over the wound. Was amputation result of failure to send test results to pt.? by Hospital Law's Regan Report With the patient in the sitting position (figure 2), an area 2 cm behind the anterior border of the latissimus dorsi muscle and 4 cm inferior to the tip of the scapula is marked in an attempt to locate the hilus of the vessel. Advantages of perforator flaps in reconstruction of complex defects ... by Metzinger, Stephen Eric / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			Latin Quarter Latin races Latin square Latin Union Latin-American Latina Latinae Latinate Latinesce Latinian language Latinise Latinism Latinist Latinistic Latinitaster Latinity latinization Latinize Latinly Latino Latino sine flexione Lation Latirostral Latirostres latish latissimus dorsi Latisternal Latitancy Latitant Latitat Latitation latitude latitude band latitudinal latitudinarian latitudinarianism Latitudinous Latium latke Laton Latona latosol Latour Latrant Latrate Latration Latreutical latria latrine Latrobe Latrociny			Latinoamerican Latinos Latinos Latinos and Hispanics in Dietetics and Nutrition Latinos for Social Change Latinos in Development Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Latinos Progresando Latinos Promoting Education and Culture Latinos Unidos Contra El SIDA Latinos United In Action Center Latinos United in Massachusetts Latinos/as Latinos/as Latins Latins Latins Latinskaia Amerika Lation Latirostral Latirostres Latis Latis latish LATISS latissimi latissimi dorsi latissimi dorsi Latissimus Latissimus latissimus dorsi Latissimus Dorsi Detrusor Myoplasty latissimus dorsi flap Latissimus dorsi muscle Latissimus dorsi muscle Latissimus dorsi muscle Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Graft Latisternal Latitancy Latitant latitare Latitat Latitat Latitation Latite Latittude Latittude Latittude Latittude latitude latitude latitude latitude latitude Latitude and longitude Latitude and longitude Latitude Argument latitude band Latitude Capital Management Latitude Data Computer

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