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noun
A large, flat, dorsolateral muscle on the trunk, posterior to the arm, and partly covered by the trapezius on its median dorsal region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
History
From Latin lātissimus (“widest, broadest”) (superlative of lātus (“wide, broad”)) + dorsī (genitive of dorsum (“the back”)).
Across languages
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