See Also: musculus latissimus dorsi(medicine)
latissimus dorsi(medicine)
bursa of latissimus dorsi(medicine)
bursa subtendinea musculi latissimus dorsi(medicine)
musculus semispinalis dorsi(medicine)
musculus iliocostalis dorsi(medicine)
musculus spinalis dorsi(medicine)
musculus longissimus dorsi(medicine)
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musculus latissimus dorsi (medicine)


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latissimus dorsi
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, spinous processes of lower five or six thoracic and the lumbar vertebrae, median ridge of sacrum, and outer lip of iliac crest; insertion, with teres major into posterior lip of bicipital groove of humerus; action, adducts arm, rotates it medially, and extends it; nerve supply, thoracodorsal.

Synonym: musculus latissimus dorsi, broadest muscle of back.