latissimus dorsi

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English word latissimus dorsi comes from Latin dorsi, Latin latissimus (Very wide or spacious. Widest.)

dorsi (Latin)

latissimus (Latin)

Very wide or spacious. Widest.

latissimus dorsi (English)

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

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